Exam (elaborations)
ATI-TEAS Practice Tests
- Course
- ATI NUR
- Institution
- Liberty University
What is the name of the structure that prevents food from entering the airway? a) trachea b) esophagus c) diagram d) epiglottis (Test 1) - d) epiglottis "the epiglottis covers the trachea during swallowing, thus preventing food from entering the airway" ?= aka the windpipe - is a cylindrical portio...
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