MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The flap that covers the trachea during swallowing so that food does not enter the lungs. Anatomy of the larynx. The three parts of the larynx are the supraglottis (including the epiglottis), the glottis (including the vocal cords), and the subglottis.

Detailed explanation-2: -The epiglottis is a flap of tissue that sits beneath the tongue at the back of the throat. Its main function is to close over the windpipe (trachea) while you’re eating to prevent food entering your airway.

Detailed explanation-3: -The epiglottis drops downward to prevent food from entering the larynx and trachea in order to direct the food into the esophagus.

Detailed explanation-4: -Epiglottis-a flap of soft tissue and cartilage located just above the vocal cords. The epiglottis folds down over the vocal cords to help prevent food and irritants from entering the lungs.

Detailed explanation-5: -A small muscular flap called the epiglottis closes to prevent food and liquid from going down the “wrong pipe”-your windpipe (trachea).