Where is the parath - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ATI-TEAS Practice Tests What is the name of the structure that prevents food from entering the airway? a) trachea b) esophagus c) diagram d) epiglottis (Test 1) 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 respiratory tract that joins the larynx with the lungs (Test 1) Trachea ?= connects the throat to the stomach - when someone swallows, this contra...