Sentences with phrase «as epiglottis»

You see, we have a valve - medically known as epiglottis - that prevents you from actually vomiting what you just ate.

Difficulty breathing: As the epiglottis swells, your child will have trouble getting air to her lungs.

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As children grow into these more mature postures, the structures in their throats begin to grow and spread apart and it becomes the main job of the epiglottis, a small flap in the back of the throat above the esophagus, to close off the airway and direct food into the esophagus.

Just as pipers first produce a low drone and then layer on additional tones, throat singers start with a droned vocalization and then manipulate their vocal folds, root of the tongue or epiglottis — a flap of cartilage at the base of the tongue — to add additional notes.

Conditions such as inflammation of the epiglottis, tracheal and laryngeal cancer and hyperthyroidism may all change the sound or frequency of your cat's voice and purr.

During intubation — the tongue is pulled forward and the epiglottis is visible as a spade shaped cartilage flap covering the tracheal opening.