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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BA" title="Надгартаннік – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Надгартаннік" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B3%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%BA%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA" title="Надгръклянник – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Надгръклянник" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiglotis" title="Epiglotis – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Epiglotis" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiglotis" title="Epiglotis – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Epiglotis" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%99%C3%ADklopka_hrtanov%C3%A1" title="Příklopka hrtanová – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Příklopka hrtanová" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strubel%C3%A5g" title="Strubelåg – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Strubelåg" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kehldeckel" title="Kehldeckel – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kehldeckel" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CF%80%CE%B9%CE%B3%CE%BB%CF%89%CF%84%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B1" title="Επιγλωττίδα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Επιγλωττίδα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiglotis" title="Epiglotis – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Epiglotis" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigloto" title="Epigloto – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Epigloto" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiglotis" title="Epiglotis – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Epiglotis" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%BE%DB%8C%DA%AF%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AA" title="اپیگلوت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="اپیگلوت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89piglotte" title="Épiglotte – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Épiglotte" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eipeaglotas" title="Eipeaglotas – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Eipeaglotas" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiglote" title="Epiglote – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Epiglote" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%9B%84%EB%91%90%EB%8D%AE%EA%B0%9C" title="후두덮개 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="후두덮개" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%A6" title="कंठच्छद – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="कंठच्छद" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigloto" title="Epigloto – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Epigloto" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiglotis" title="Epiglotis – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Epiglotis" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiglottide" title="Epiglottide – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Epiglottide" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%9B%D7%A1%D7%94_%D7%94%D7%92%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9F" title="מכסה הגרון – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מכסה הגרון" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziman%C3%AA_kirkirok%C3%AA" title="Zimanê kirkirokê – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Zimanê kirkirokê" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antgerklis" title="Antgerklis – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Antgerklis" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%97%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D" title="എപ്പിഗ്ലോട്ടിസ് – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="എപ്പിഗ്ലോട്ടിസ്" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiglotis" title="Epiglotis – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Epiglotis" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strotklepje" title="Strotklepje – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Strotklepje" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%96%89%E9%A0%AD%E8%93%8B" title="喉頭蓋 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="喉頭蓋" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiglottis" title="Epiglottis – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Epiglottis" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nag%C5%82o%C5%9Bnia" title="Nagłośnia – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Nagłośnia" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiglote" title="Epiglote – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Epiglote" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiglot%C4%83" title="Epiglotă – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Epiglotă" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA" title="Надгортанник – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Надгортанник" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiglottis" title="Epiglottis – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Epiglottis" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%95%DB%8C_%D8%B2%D9%88%DA%95%D9%86%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C" title="زمانەی زوڕنایی – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="زمانەی زوڕنایی" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurkunkansi" title="Kurkunkansi – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Kurkunkansi" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv 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The epiglottis is the structure at the top of the image.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Embryology" title="Embryology">Precursor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Fourth <a href="/wiki/Pharyngeal_arch" title="Pharyngeal arch">pharyngeal arch</a><sup id="cite_ref-Schoenwolf2009_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schoenwolf2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em">Function</th><td class="infobox-data">Prevent food from entering the <a href="/wiki/Respiratory_tract" title="Respiratory tract">respiratory tract</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Identifiers</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>epiglottis</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greek" title="Ancient Greek">Greek</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>ἐπιγλωττίς</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Medical_Subject_Headings" title="Medical Subject Headings">MeSH</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D004825">D004825</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA98</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ifaa.unifr.ch/Public/EntryPage/TA98%20Tree/Entity%20TA98%20EN/06.2.07.001%20Entity%20TA98%20EN.htm">A06.2.07.001</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA2</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ta2viewer.openanatomy.org/?id=3190">3190</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Foundational_Model_of_Anatomy" title="Foundational Model of Anatomy">FMA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/FMA/?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fsig%2Font%2Ffma%2Ffma55130">55130</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terminology" title="Anatomical terminology">Anatomical terminology</a><div style="text-align: right;"><small class="noprint">[<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235378" class="extiw" title="d:Q235378">edit on Wikidata</a>]</small></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>epiglottis</b> (<abbr title="plural form">pl.</abbr>: <b>epiglottises</b> or <b>epiglottides</b>) is a leaf-shaped flap in the <a href="/wiki/Throat" title="Throat">throat</a> that prevents food and water from entering the trachea and the lungs. It stays open during breathing, allowing air into the larynx. During <a href="/wiki/Swallowing" title="Swallowing">swallowing</a>, it closes to prevent <a href="/wiki/Pulmonary_aspiration" title="Pulmonary aspiration">aspiration</a> of food into the lungs, forcing the swallowed liquids or food to go along the <a href="/wiki/Esophagus" title="Esophagus">esophagus</a> toward the stomach instead. It is thus the valve that diverts passage to either the <a href="/wiki/Trachea" title="Trachea">trachea</a> or the esophagus. </p><p>The epiglottis is made of <a href="/wiki/Elastic_cartilage" title="Elastic cartilage">elastic cartilage</a> covered with a <a href="/wiki/Mucous_membrane" title="Mucous membrane">mucous membrane</a>, attached to the entrance of the <a href="/wiki/Larynx" title="Larynx">larynx</a>. It projects upwards and backwards behind the <a href="/wiki/Tongue" title="Tongue">tongue</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Hyoid_bone" title="Hyoid bone">hyoid bone</a>. </p><p>The epiglottis may be inflamed in a condition called <a href="/wiki/Epiglottitis" title="Epiglottitis">epiglottitis</a>, which is most commonly due to the vaccine-preventable bacterium <i><a href="/wiki/Haemophilus_influenzae" title="Haemophilus influenzae">Haemophilus influenzae</a></i>. Dysfunction may cause the inhalation of food, called aspiration, which may lead to <a href="/wiki/Aspiration_pneumonia" title="Aspiration pneumonia">pneumonia</a> or <a href="/wiki/Airway_obstruction" title="Airway obstruction">airway obstruction</a>. The epiglottis is also an important landmark for <a href="/wiki/Tracheal_intubation" title="Tracheal intubation">intubation</a>. </p><p>The epiglottis has been identified as early as Aristotle, and gets its name from being above the <a href="/wiki/Glottis" title="Glottis">glottis</a> (<i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/epi-#Prefix" class="extiw" title="wikt:epi-">epi-</a></i> + <i>glottis</i>). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epiglottis&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Epiglottis_(PSF).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Epiglottis_%28PSF%29.png/220px-Epiglottis_%28PSF%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="269" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Epiglottis_%28PSF%29.png/330px-Epiglottis_%28PSF%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Epiglottis_%28PSF%29.png/440px-Epiglottis_%28PSF%29.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="2412" /></a><figcaption>Location of the epiglottis</figcaption></figure> <p>The epiglottis sits at the entrance of the <a href="/wiki/Larynx" title="Larynx">larynx</a>. It is shaped like a leaf of <a href="/wiki/Portulaca_oleracea" title="Portulaca oleracea">purslane</a> and has a free upper part that rests behind the tongue, and a lower stalk (<a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin</a>: <i lang="la">petiolus</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-Grays2016_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grays2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stalk originates from the back surface of the <a href="/wiki/Thyroid_cartilage" title="Thyroid cartilage">thyroid cartilage</a>, connected by a <a href="/wiki/Thyroepiglottic_ligament" title="Thyroepiglottic ligament">thyroepiglottic ligament</a>. At the sides, the stalk is connected to the <a href="/wiki/Arytenoid_cartilage" title="Arytenoid cartilage">arytenoid cartilages</a> at the walls of the larynx by <a href="/wiki/Aryepiglottic_fold" title="Aryepiglottic fold">folds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Grays2016_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grays2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The epiglottis originates at the entrance of the <a href="/wiki/Larynx" title="Larynx">larynx</a>, and is attached to the hyoid bone. From there, it projects upwards and backwards behind the <a href="/wiki/Tongue" title="Tongue">tongue</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The space between the epiglottis and the tongue is called the <a href="/wiki/Epiglottic_vallecula" title="Epiglottic vallecula">vallecula</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Microanatomy">Microanatomy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epiglottis&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Microanatomy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The epiglottis has two surfaces; a forward-facing <i lang="en"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/anterior#English" class="extiw" title="wikt:anterior">anterior</a></i> surface, and a <i lang="en"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/posterior#English" class="extiw" title="wikt:posterior">posterior</a></i> surface facing the larynx.<sup id="cite_ref-Grays2016_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grays2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The forward-facing surface is covered with several layers of thin cells (<a href="/wiki/Stratified_squamous_epithelium" title="Stratified squamous epithelium">stratified squamous epithelium</a>), and is <a href="/wiki/Non-keratinized_epithelium" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-keratinized epithelium">not covered with keratin</a>, the same surface as the back of the tongue.<sup id="cite_ref-Grays2016_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grays2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The back surface is covered in a layer of <a href="/wiki/Columnar_epithelium" class="mw-redirect" title="Columnar epithelium">column-shaped cells</a> with <a href="/wiki/Cilia" class="mw-redirect" title="Cilia">cilia</a>, similar to the rest of the <a href="/wiki/Respiratory_tract" title="Respiratory tract">respiratory tract</a>. It also has <a href="/wiki/Mucus" title="Mucus">mucus</a>-secreting <a href="/wiki/Goblet_cells" class="mw-redirect" title="Goblet cells">goblet cells</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Grays2016_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grays2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is an intermediate zone between these surfaces that contains cells that transition in shape.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The body of the epiglottis consists of <a href="/wiki/Elastic_cartilage" title="Elastic cartilage">elastic cartilage</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Grays2016_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grays2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Development">Development</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epiglottis&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The epiglottis arises from the fourth <a href="/wiki/Pharyngeal_arch" title="Pharyngeal arch">pharyngeal arch</a>. It can be seen as a distinct structure later than the other cartilage of the pharynx, visible around the fifth month of development.<sup id="cite_ref-Schoenwolf2009_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schoenwolf2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The position of the epiglottis also changes with ageing. In infants, it touches the <a href="/wiki/Soft_palate" title="Soft palate">soft palate</a>, whereas in adults, its position is lower.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Variation">Variation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epiglottis&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Variation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:High_rising_epiglottis.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/High_rising_epiglottis.JPG/220px-High_rising_epiglottis.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/High_rising_epiglottis.JPG/330px-High_rising_epiglottis.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/High_rising_epiglottis.JPG/440px-High_rising_epiglottis.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>A high rising epiglottis (with forward-facing <i lang="en"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/anterior#English" class="extiw" title="wikt:anterior">anterior</a></i> surface being visible)</figcaption></figure> <p>A high-rising epiglottis is a normal anatomical variation, visible during an examination of the mouth. It does not cause any serious problem apart from maybe a mild sensation of a foreign body in the throat. It is seen more often in children than adults and does not need any medical or surgical intervention.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid17823468_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid17823468-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The front surface of the epiglottis is occasionally notched.<sup id="cite_ref-Grays2016_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grays2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Function">Function</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epiglottis&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Function"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The epiglottis is normally pointed upward during <a href="/wiki/Breathing" title="Breathing">breathing</a> with its underside functioning as part of the <a href="/wiki/Human_pharynx" class="mw-redirect" title="Human pharynx">pharynx</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Grays2016_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grays2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are <a href="/wiki/Taste_bud" title="Taste bud">taste buds</a> on the epiglottis.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid10029195_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid10029195-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Swallowing">Swallowing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epiglottis&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Swallowing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During <a href="/wiki/Swallowing" title="Swallowing">swallowing</a>, the epiglottis bends backwards, folding over the entrance to the trachea, and preventing food from going into it.<sup id="cite_ref-Grays2016_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grays2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The folding backwards is a complex movement the causes of which are not completely understood.<sup id="cite_ref-Grays2016_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grays2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is likely that during swallowing the <a href="/wiki/Hyoid_bone" title="Hyoid bone">hyoid bone</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Larynx" title="Larynx">larynx</a> move upwards and forwards, which increases passive pressure from the back of the tongue; the <a href="/wiki/Aryepiglottic_muscle" title="Aryepiglottic muscle">aryepiglottic muscles</a> contract; the passive weight of the food pushes down; and the laryngeal and thyroarytenoid muscles contract.<sup id="cite_ref-Grays2016_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grays2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The consequence of this is that during swallowing the bent epiglottis blocks off the <a href="/wiki/Trachea" title="Trachea">trachea</a>, preventing food from going into it; food instead travels down the <a href="/wiki/Esophagus" title="Esophagus">esophagus</a>, which is behind it.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Speech_sounds">Speech sounds</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epiglottis&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Speech sounds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In many languages, the epiglottis is not essential for producing sounds.<sup id="cite_ref-Grays2016_2-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grays2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In some languages, the epiglottis is used to produce <a href="/wiki/Pharyngeal_consonant" title="Pharyngeal consonant">epiglottal consonant</a> speech sounds, though this sound-type is rather rare.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Clinical_significance">Clinical significance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epiglottis&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Clinical significance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Inflammation">Inflammation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epiglottis&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Inflammation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Inflammation_of_the_Epiglottitis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Inflammation of the Epiglottitis (page does not exist)">Inflammation of the Epiglottitis</a></div> <p>Inflammation of the epiglottis is known as epiglottitis. Epiglottitis is mainly caused by <i><a href="/wiki/Haemophilus_influenzae" title="Haemophilus influenzae">Haemophilus influenzae</a></i>. A person with epiglottitis may have a fever, sore throat, difficulty swallowing, and difficulty breathing. For this reason, acute epiglottitis is considered a <a href="/wiki/Medical_emergency" title="Medical emergency">medical emergency</a>, because of the risk of obstruction of the pharynx. Epiglottitis is often managed with <a href="/wiki/Antibiotic" title="Antibiotic">antibiotics</a>, inhaled aerosolised <a href="/wiki/Epinephrine" class="mw-redirect" title="Epinephrine">epinephrine</a> to act as a <a href="/wiki/Bronchodilator" title="Bronchodilator">bronchodilator</a>, and may require <a href="/wiki/Tracheal_intubation" title="Tracheal intubation">tracheal intubation</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Tracheostomy" class="mw-redirect" title="Tracheostomy">tracheostomy</a> if breathing is difficult.<sup id="cite_ref-DAVIDSONS2010_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DAVIDSONS2010-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The incidence of epiglottitis has decreased significantly in countries where <a href="/wiki/Vaccination" title="Vaccination">vaccination</a> against <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> is administered.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid23076559_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid23076559-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid24814584_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid24814584-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aspiration">Aspiration</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epiglottis&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Aspiration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When food or other objects travel down the respiratory tract rather than down the esophagus to the stomach, this is called <i lang="en"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aspiration#English" class="extiw" title="wikt:aspiration">aspiration</a></i>. This can lead to <a href="/w/index.php?title=The_obstruction_of_airways&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The obstruction of airways (page does not exist)">the obstruction of airways</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pneumonitis" title="Pneumonitis">inflammation of lung tissue</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Aspiration_pneumonia" title="Aspiration pneumonia">aspiration pneumonia</a>; and in the long term, <a href="/wiki/Atelectasis" title="Atelectasis">atelectasis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bronchiectasis" title="Bronchiectasis">bronchiectasis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One reason aspiration can occur is because of failure of the epiglottis to close completely.<sup id="cite_ref-Grays2016_2-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grays2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>If food or liquid enters the airway due to the epiglottis failing to close properly, throat-clearing or a cough reflex may occur to protect the respiratory system and expel material from the airway.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Where there is impairment in laryngeal vestibule sensation, silent aspiration (entry of material to the airway that does not result in a cough reflex) may occur.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other">Other</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epiglottis&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The epiglottis and vallecula are important anatomical landmarks in intubation.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Abnormal positioning of the epiglottis is a rare cause of <a href="/wiki/Obstructive_sleep_apnea" title="Obstructive sleep apnea">obstructive sleep apnoea</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_animals">Other animals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epiglottis&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Other animals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The epiglottis is present in <a href="/wiki/Mammals" class="mw-redirect" title="Mammals">mammals</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-:1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including land mammals and <a href="/wiki/Cetacea" title="Cetacea">cetaceans</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> also as a cartilaginous structure.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Like in humans, it functions to prevent entry of food into the trachea during swallowing.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The position of the larynx is flat in mice and other rodents, as well as rabbits.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For this reason, because the epiglottis is located behind the soft palate in rabbits, they are obligate nose breathers,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as are mice and other rodents.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In rodents and mice, there is a unique pouch in front of the epiglottis, and the epiglottis is commonly injured by inhaled substances, particularly at the transition zone between the flattened and cuboidal epithelium.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also common to see taste buds on the epiglottis in these species.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epiglottis&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The epiglottis was noted by <a href="/wiki/Aristotle" title="Aristotle">Aristotle</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-:1_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although the epiglottis' function was first defined by <a href="/wiki/Vesalius" class="mw-redirect" title="Vesalius">Vesalius</a> in 1543.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The word has Greek roots.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid20069644_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid20069644-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The epiglottis gets its name from being above (<a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greek_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Greek language">Ancient Greek</a>: <span lang="grc">ἐπί</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Ancient_Greek" class="mw-redirect" title="Romanization of Ancient Greek">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Ancient Greek-language romanization"><i lang="grc-Latn">epi-</i></span>) the <a href="/wiki/Glottis" title="Glottis">glottis</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greek_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Greek language">Ancient Greek</a>: <span lang="grc">γλωττίς</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Ancient_Greek" class="mw-redirect" title="Romanization of Ancient Greek">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Ancient Greek-language romanization"><i lang="grc-Latn">glottis</i></span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Literal_translation" title="Literal translation">lit.</a> </small>'tongue').<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Additional_images">Additional images</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epiglottis&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Additional images"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illu_larynx.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cross-section of the larynx, with structures including the epiglottis labelled."><img alt="Cross-section of the larynx, with structures including the epiglottis labelled." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Illu_larynx.jpg/120px-Illu_larynx.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Illu_larynx.jpg/180px-Illu_larynx.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Illu_larynx.jpg/240px-Illu_larynx.jpg 2x" data-file-width="520" data-file-height="276" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Cross-section of the larynx, with structures including the epiglottis labelled.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kehlkopf_Pferd.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cross-section of the larynx of a horse. The epiglottis here is shown as '2'."><img alt="Cross-section of the larynx of a horse. The epiglottis here is shown as '2'." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Kehlkopf_Pferd.jpg/64px-Kehlkopf_Pferd.jpg" decoding="async" width="64" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Kehlkopf_Pferd.jpg/96px-Kehlkopf_Pferd.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Kehlkopf_Pferd.jpg/129px-Kehlkopf_Pferd.jpg 2x" data-file-width="322" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Cross-section of the larynx of a horse. The epiglottis here is shown as '2'.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Larynx_normal.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Structures of the larynx as viewed during laryngoscopy. The leaf-like epiglottis is shown as number '3'. Other structures: 1=vocal folds, 2=vestibular fold, 3=epiglottis, 4=plica aryepiglottica, 5=arytenoid cartilage, 6=sinus piriformis, 7=dorsum of the tongue"><img alt="Structures of the larynx as viewed during laryngoscopy. The leaf-like epiglottis is shown as number '3'. Other structures: 1=vocal folds, 2=vestibular fold, 3=epiglottis, 4=plica aryepiglottica, 5=arytenoid cartilage, 6=sinus piriformis, 7=dorsum of the tongue" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Larynx_normal.jpg/120px-Larynx_normal.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Larynx_normal.jpg/180px-Larynx_normal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Larynx_normal.jpg/240px-Larynx_normal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Structures of the larynx as viewed during <a href="/wiki/Laryngoscopy" title="Laryngoscopy">laryngoscopy</a>. The leaf-like epiglottis is shown as number '3'. Other structures: 1=vocal folds, 2=vestibular fold, 3=epiglottis, 4=plica aryepiglottica, 5=arytenoid cartilage, 6=sinus piriformis, 7=dorsum of the tongue</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epiglottis&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article uses <a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terminology" title="Anatomical terminology">anatomical terminology</a>.</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Epiglottal_consonant" class="mw-redirect" title="Epiglottal consonant">Epiglottal consonant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epiglotto-pharyngeal_consonant" class="mw-redirect" title="Epiglotto-pharyngeal consonant">Epiglotto-pharyngeal consonant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pharyngeal_consonant" title="Pharyngeal consonant">Pharyngeal consonant</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epiglottis&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 33em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Schoenwolf2009-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Schoenwolf2009_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Schoenwolf2009_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSchoenwolf2009" class="citation book cs1">Schoenwolf, Gary C.; et al. 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