epiglottis
Before i do any explaining,i have to say that epiglottis is an organ in your respiratory system that i talked about in the first page.Epiglottis is a fancy word for swallowing .Epiglottis is a part of your respiratory system that flops down over a part of your body called the windpipe when you swallow to keep food away from your lungs.Imagine how hard life would be without epiglottis,think every time you are eating lunch,breakfast and dinner you cough or choke every time.Epiglottis is covered by a mucus membrane and it is attached to the root of the tongue .This is the basic definition of epiglottis.