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What covers the windpipe when you swallow?

What covers the windpipe when you swallow?
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What covers the windpipe when you swallow?

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The answer is epiglottis.
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The epiglottis is a flap of tissue that sits at the base of the tongue that keeps food from going into the trachea, or windpipe, during swallowing.
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