epiglottis and esophagus
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Epiglottis And Esophagus. By: Ryan, Melissa, Nicole, and Kenny. Epiglottis?. The Epiglottis is a flap of cartilage that lies behind the tongue and in front of the entrance to the larynx. This flap allows air to flow through the larynx and into the rest of the respiratory system. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Epiglottis And Epiglottis And EsophagusEsophagus
By: Ryan, Melissa, Nicole,By: Ryan, Melissa, Nicole, and Kennyand Kenny
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Epiglottis?• The Epiglottis is a flap of cartilage
that lies behind the tongue and in front of the entrance to the larynx.
• This flap allows air to flow through the larynx and into the rest of the respiratory system.
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• It also allows the food to go down the esophagus, preventing the food from going down the air pipe.
• If both passages were open, food and drinks would get into the respiratory system and may cause Illness, Injury or Death!
• Here is an example!
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Air
Fresh Air
AirAir
Air
AirAir
Air Food PipeAir Pipe
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I’m Hungry
The Epiglottis
Food
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This is what happens when you don’t have a
Epiglottis
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Bam!Boom!
Crack! Bang!
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The Esophagus• The Esophagus is a hollow,
muscular tube that carries food and liquids from the throat to the stomach for digestion. 10 to 14 inches in length of the esophagus
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• If muscle weakens it can cause heart burn.
• Peristalsis is the operation in which the esophagus pushes the food down the tube for digestion.
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Esophagus
Notice how the throat pushes the
food down the pipe, this process
is called Peristalsis
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