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What is epiglottis? What is its functions?
What is epiglottis? What is its functions?
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Epiglottis is a thin, valve like, flexible cartilaginous tissue that covers the glottis during swallowing, so as to prevent the entrance of food and drink into wind pipe.
Epiglottis is a thin, valve like, flexible cartilaginous tissue that covers the glottis during swallowing, so as to prevent the entrance of food and drink into wind pipe.
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