Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Joy was talking with his friends while eating. Suddenly he started coughing. Can you find the reason for this?

• A. Food must have entered the windpipe.
• B. Food must have entered the food pipe.
• C. He did not like the food.
• D. He always coughs while eating.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Food must have entered the windpipe.

There is a small muscular covering for the wind pipe called the epiglottis which is closed when when we swallow. This is so that food doesn't enter the wind pipe. It remains open all the other time so that we can breathe. While eating, accidentally if some food or water enters into the windpipe we start coughing to remove this food particle out of the windpipe.