The structure that closes so that food cannot enter the larynx and trachea is the ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
epiglottis
The epiglottis is a leaf-shaped plate of cartilage that shuts off the larynx during swallowing. The term deconstructs into the prefix epi- meaning above and root -glottis meaning windpipe.
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