- The
epiglottis (pl.:
epiglottises or epiglottides) is a leaf-shaped flap in the
throat that
prevents food and
water from
entering the
trachea and the...
- the
epiglottis is
peculiarly modified so that it is thin,
erect and flexible. When a
stream of air is
forced from the trachea, the
epiglottis vibrates...
-
Epiglottitis is the
inflammation of the
epiglottis—the flap at the base of the
tongue that
prevents food
entering the
trachea (windpipe).
Symptoms are...
- The
cavity of the
larynx extends from its triangle-shaped inlet, to the
epiglottis, and to the
circular outlet at the
lower border of the
cricoid cartilage...
- the
esophagus and air to the larynx. The flap of
cartilage called the
epiglottis stops food from
entering the larynx. In humans, the
pharynx is part of...
-
Dysphagia is
difficulty in swallowing.
Although classified under "symptoms and signs" in ICD-10, in some
contexts it is
classified as a
condition in its...
-
incidents are
prevented by an
automatic trapdoor-like
inversion of the
epiglottis to
temporarily cover the
larynx and
close off the
upper airway, controlled...
- It
contains the
pharynx and larynx. An
important section of it is the
epiglottis,
separating the
esophagus from the
trachea (windpipe),
preventing food...
-
angle of the
thyroid cartilage immediately below the
attachment of the
epiglottis, and
behind to the antero-lateral
surface of the
arytenoid cartilage,...
- pharyngeals,
which are
articulated with the
aryepiglottic folds against the
epiglottis at the
entrance of the larynx, as well as from epiglotto-pharyngeal consonants...
