Figure 11 - Normal epiglottic tilt.

The epiglottis itself can be seen as a "seagull" or inverted flat V (arrows). The tilted epiglottis has deflected the bolus into the lateral food channels, creating a filling defect or "pseudomass." (Source: Jones B, ed. Normal and Abnormal Swallowing: Imaging in Diagnosis and Therapy. New York: Springer-Verlag, 2003, with permission.)