Question

Epiglottis helps in preventing

• A. Air from entering the oesophagus
• B. Air from entering the larynx
• C. Food from entering the larynx
• D. Food from entering the oesophagus

Answer 1

The correct option is C Food from entering the larynx

The epiglottis is a flap in the throat that keeps food from entering the windpipe and the lungs. The flap is made of elastic cartilage covered with a mucous membrane, attached to the entrance of the larynx. It projects obliquely upwards behind the tongue and the hyoid bone, pointing dorsally. So ,the correct option is C. ( Food from entering the larynx )