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Human Respiratory System
Question

______ is a flap of cartilage behind the root of tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of windpipe.

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Solution

Epiglottis is an elastic cartilaginous structure found behind the root of tongue. It is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of windpipe.

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