During eating food our epiglottitis remains closed
so that food does not enter our wind pipe.
So my question is that don't we respire during eating food?
If we don't respire during eating food, then we won't be able to live?
Explanation must be complete.
any 12th grade science student must answer.
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Answer:
Larynx-closure exercises can help you swallow better. With practice, they may help strengthen the muscles of your larynx. Your larynx is the part of your throat that is also known as your voice box.
Before you swallow, you chew your food to an appropriate size, shape, and consistency. When you swallow, this material passes through your mouth and a part of your throat called the pharynx. From there, the chewed food goes through a long tube called the esophagus. It then enters your stomach and your gastrointestinal tract.
During breathing, air travels from your mouth and pharynx into the larynx (toward your lungs). When you swallow, a flap called the epiglottis moves to block the entrance of food particles into your larynx and lungs. The muscles of the larynx pull upward to assist with this movement. They also tightly close during swallowing. That prevents food from entering your lungs.
Swallowing needs a series of coordinated actions from your muscles in these regions. But sometimes they may not work right. That can lead to problems swallowing. Muscle weakness in these areas can make swallowing hard to do. For example, food particles might be more likely to end up in your lungs if the muscles that close your larynx are weak. Swallowing exercises can improve the strength, mobility, and control of these muscles. Over time, they may help you to swallow normally again.
Explanation:
I am in 10 th grade.
Explanation:
Sorry it's wrong that epiglottis remain closed during eating, actually it remains close when we swallow the food inside the body.
Yes we respire when we eat food but when we swallow food we stop breathing for a second.
You must try this while eating and observe it