Question

How is food prevented from entering the wind pipe?

Answer 1

Answer:

MARK AS BRILLIANT PLEASE

Explanation:

epiglottis - large , leaf-shaped piece of cartilage lying on top of larynx; during swallowing the larynx elevates, causing the epiglottis to fall on the glottis (opening into larynx) like a lid, closing it off - this prevents food from entering the windpipe (trachea).

Answer 2

Answer:

Epiglottis helps in this process when food comes epiglottis folds and gives a ways into fools pipe and closes wind pipe, if you talk epiglottis will not work properly while eating, so you get hiccups sometimes

I HOPE IT HELPS YOU

MARK AS BRAINLEST