A part of the pharynx that consists of a flap of elastic cartilage tissue plus a mucous membrane covering, attached to the entrance of the larynx. The epiglottis is found at the root of the tongue and folds back over the entrance to the larynx during swallowing, preventing inhalation of food or drink[MP,modified]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiglottis http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/llw2 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 MP:0010371 ]
Term information
- EHDAA2:0004081
- Wikipedia:Epiglottis
- GAID:111
- NCIT:C12709
- BTO:0001628
- FMA:55130
- MESH:D004825
- EMAPA:18289
- SCTID:245502004
- UMLS:C0014540 (ncithesaurus:Epiglottis)
pheno_slim
Term relations
- subdivision of tube
- protein-containing material entity
- cellular anatomical structure
- part of some hypopharynx
- has component some epiglottic cartilage
- develops from some pharyngeal arch 4
- has part some mucosa of epiglottis
- has component some mucosa of epiglottis
- has part some epiglottic cartilage