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I found this on Google: The epiglottis directs the passage of the food to prevent it from going the wrong way .... I am not sure what the consequences of removing it are. "Harcourt: AP Dictionary of Science and Technology: ... epiglottis Anatomy. a lidlike cartilaginous structure that overhangs the entrance to the larynx and folds over to prevent food from entering the larynx and the ... www.harcourt.com/dictionary/def/3/5/9/7/3597900.html" K-F Etzold IBM T. J. Watson Research Center 914-945-3816 914-945-2026 Fax ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn