epiglottic vallecula中文什么意思

会厌谷

会厌溪

• epiglottic:    adj. 【解剖学】会厌(软骨)的。 ...
• vallecula:    n. (pl. -lae ) 1.【 ...
• cerebellar vallecula:    小脑谷

百科释义

The epiglottic vallecula is a depression (vallecula) just behind the root of the tongue between the folds in the throat. These depressions serve as "spit traps"; saliva is temporarily held in the valleculae to prevent initiation of the swallowing reflex.