A part of the pharynx that consists of a flap of elastic cartilage tissue plus a mucous membrane covering, attached to the entrance of the larynx. The epiglottis is found at the root of the tongue and folds back over the entrance to the larynx during swallowing, preventing inhalation of food or drink[MP,modified]. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiglottis http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/llw2 MP:0010371 ]
Term information
- GAID:111
- MESH:D004825
- FMA:55130
- BTO:0001628
- SCTID:245502004
- NCIT:C12709
- EMAPA:18289
- EHDAA2:0004081
- Wikipedia:Epiglottis
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Term relations
- subdivision of tube
- part of some hypopharynx
- develops from some pharyngeal arch 4
- has component some epiglottic cartilage
- has component some mucosa of epiglottis