NEET 2011 Biology question
Two friends are eating together on a dining table. One of them suddenly starts coughing while swallowing some food. This coughing would have been due to improper movement of :
Answer: (1)
Solution
During swallowing, the larynx moves up and a cartilaginous flap, the epiglottis, closes the glottis (the opening of the windpipe) so that food passes into the oesophagus. If the epiglottis does
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