epiglottis
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000388
A part of the pharynx that consists of a flap of elastic cartilage tissue plus a mucous membrane covering, attached to the entrance of the larynx. The epiglottis is found at the root of the tongue and folds back over the entrance to the larynx during swallowing, preventing inhalation of food or drink[MP,modified]. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiglottis MP:0010371 http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/llw2 ]
Term info
- UMLS:C0014540 (ncithesaurus:Epiglottis)
- GAID:111
- EHDAA2:0004081
- Wikipedia:Epiglottis
- SCTID:245502004
- BTO:0001628
- EMAPA:18289
- NCIT:C12709
- MESH:D004825
- FMA:55130
pheno_slim
epiglottal
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Gray958.png
uberon
UBERON:0000388
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_8782
Epiglottis