| 11. | As the infection moves backward, it shoves the tongue awfully close to the epiglottis.
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| 12. | They do not have external nares ( nostrils ) and breathe solely through their epiglottis.
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| 13. | He underwent a routine surgery to fix an entrapped epiglottis and the improvement was dramatic.
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| 14. | Macintosh noted that this mouth gag indirectly elevated the epiglottis and exposed the laryngeal aperture.
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| 15. | It originates near the epiglottis, at the hyoid bone, from the median fibrous septum.
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| 16. | In addition, the vocal tract may often be constricted in the region of the epiglottis.
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| 17. | The cause was a rare infection of the epiglottis, said his wife, Laurie Haycock Makela.
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| 18. | I reached in with a thumb and forefinger to a point directly beneath his or her epiglottis.
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| 19. | In the human body the automatic temporary closing of the epiglottis is controlled by the swallowing reflex.
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| 20. | The epiglottis is one of nine cartilaginous structures that make up the larynx ( voice box ).
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