What is the medical term for the inflammation of both the pharynx and the larynx?

What is the medical term meaning Inflammation of the lymphatic tissue of the pharynx?

Pharyngitis is inflammation of the pharynx or "sore throat"the -"itis" suffix means inflammation.

What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of the larynx and pharynx?

Pharyngolaryngectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of both the larynx and pharynx. The individual procedures are laryngectomy and pharyngectomy.

What system is the pharynx larynx and trachea a part of?

The pharynx is the part of the throat through which both air and food pass, this means that is it part of both the respiratory and digestive system.

Do food travel through the pharynx?

The larynx is only the passageway for air, as it is covered by the epiglottis to prevent food from entering it during swallowing. The pharynx, however, serves as a passageway for both food and air.

What is a common passage for food and air in your body?

The tube for both food and air is called the pharynx. The tube for just food is the esophagus, and the tube for just air is the trachea.

Does the pharynx have both a digestive and respiratory functions?

Yes.The pharynx ,also known as the throat is the tube at the back of the nose and mouth whjich conducts air and food into the trachea and oesophagus respectively.. Thanks... BY: @Sh0ne Siw0n

What is the common passageway for both respiration and digestion?

the throat. pharynx.

What is a pharynx and what is its function?

Pharynx is the part of the throat that is common to both digestive system andrespiratory system. It starts behind the nose and ends in the beginning of the voice box (larynx) and the oesophagus. It is a muscular tube lined by mucous membranes that connects the nose with the wind-pipe (trachea) and the mouth with the food-pipe (esophagus) and thus acts as a common passage for both food and air. Structure of Pharynx: Pharynx is a soft collapsible tube. It is about 13 cm long in humans and lies in the front of the spinal column. The pharynx contains tonsils and adenoids (in children). Pharynx is divided into three parts namely the oropharynx, nasopharynx and laryngopharynx. Functions of Pharynx: The main function of pharynx is to act as a common passage for both food and air. Thus the pharynx should channel food without choking. Pharynx plays a major role in the first phase of swallowing. As the food bolus is pushed by the tongue into the pharynx, it pushes the food down by muscular contraction down the esophagus. The other important function of Pharynx is to equalize pressure that gets built near the ear drums. This is made possible by the two eustachian tubes (one from each ear) that connect the middle ear with pharynx. Pharynx is very soft and can be easily collapsed. Thus any physical structure can cause an obstruction in the pharynx. Pharynx is easily susceptible to infections. The inflammation or infection of pharynx is known as pharyngitis which is caused by micro organisms that enter through nose or mouth. The pharynx might collapse during sleep and the resulting condition is known as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Any failure in the normal functioning of pharynx can cause breathing, swallowing or voice problems.

What structure serve as a passageway for both air and food?

Your Pharynx

Passageway for air from the environment into the respiratory system?

nostrils or oral cavity > nasal cavity > pharynx > epiglotis > larynx ( the voice box ) > trachea (windpipe) > bronchi > bronchioles > alveoli > blood > cells

Which of these is used by both the digestive and respiratory systems?

The pharynx is part of both the digestive and respiratory systems.

What structure carries both food and air?

The pharynx is the back of the throat (divided loosely into nasopharynx and oropharynx) which allows food to enter the oesophagus and air to enter the thrachea.