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What is the name of the structure that prevents food from entering the airway? a) trachea b) esophagus c) diagram d) epiglottis "the epiglottis covers the trachea during swallowing, thus preventing food from entering the airway" ?= aka the windpipe - is a cylindrical portion of the respirat...
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