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... > Tissues > Connective Tissue > Cartilage > Hyaline Cartilage > Laryngeal Cartilages > Epiglottis
Musculoskeletal System > Cartilage > Hyaline Cartilage > Laryngeal Cartilages > Epiglottis
... > Tissues > Connective Tissue > Cartilage > Elastic Cartilage > Laryngeal Cartilages > Epiglottis
Musculoskeletal System > Cartilage > Elastic Cartilage > Laryngeal Cartilages > Epiglottis
Respiratory System > Larynx > Laryngeal Cartilages > Epiglottis

Preferred term

Epiglottis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cartilage, Epiglottic
  • Cartilages, Epiglottic
  • Epiglottic Cartilage
  • Epiglottic Cartilages

Note

  • inflammation = EPIGLOTTITIS

Scope note

  • A thin leaf-shaped cartilage that is covered with LARYNGEAL MUCOSA and situated posterior to the root of the tongue and HYOID BONE. During swallowing, the epiglottis folds back over the larynx inlet thus prevents foods from entering the airway.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004825

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