Jack Scott moves in the latest donated piano at Keys 4/4 Kids in St. Paul, Minn. Credit Craig Lassig for The New York Times.
The epiglottis is a flap that is made of elastic cartilage tissue covered with a mucous membrane, attached to the entrance of the larynx. It projects obliquely upwards behind the tongue and the hyoid bone, pointing dorsally.nflammation of the epiglottis is known as epiglottitis. Epiglottitis is mainly caused by Haemophilus influenzae. A person with epiglottitis may have a fever, sore throat, difficulty swallowing, and difficulty breathing.
The epiglottis is a flap in the back of your throat that covers your trachea when you swallow, so as to protect your lungs from food particles and liquids. Fun fact: infants â¦ have the ability to keep their epiglottis open while eating, and therefore breathe and swallow at the same time.he epiglottis is a flap in the back of your throat that covers your trachea when you swallow, so as to protect your lungs from food particles and liquids. Fun fact: infants â¦ have the ability to keep their epiglottis open while eating, and therefore breathe and swallow at the same time.