Two friends are eating together on a dining table.One of them suddenly starts coughing while swalloing some food. This coughing would have been due to improper movement of:
epiglottis
diaphragm
neck
tongue
As we learnt in
Epiglottis -
A cartilaginous flap called epiglottis prevents the entry of food
into the glottis – opening of the wind pipe – during swallowing
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Option 1)
epiglottis
Correct
Option 2)
diaphragm
Incorrect
Option 3)
neck
Incorrect
Option 4)
tongue
Incorrect