What is the function of the epiglottis?

What is the function of the epiglottis?

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Epiglottis is a small, movable "lid" which is present just above the larynx which prevent food and drink from entering the windpipe.

It allows air to pass into the larynx and lungs.

What is epiglottis?

Epiglottis is present just above the larynx which at rest allow passage of air to into larynx and lungs.

It is a movable lid that protect the air passage.

When a person swallows the epiglottis folds backward to covet the entrance of the larynx so that food and drink can not enter the air passage.

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