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What does air enter through from the larynx?
It next passes into the lungs when we breathe in, and out through the trachea, the larynx and the mouth and nose when we breathe out.
What is the flap the closes off the larynx and prevents food and water from entering the larynx during swallowing?
It's called the 'epiglottis'.
To speak you need to push what substance through your larynx?
Air
What is moved through the pyloric sphincter?
It allows food to pass from the stomach to the duodenum.
How do plants and animals get food?
plants get there food through a process called photosynthesis where they take sunlight and water and pass it through a organ in there cells to make food hope it helped : )
What are the three main divisions of the larynx?
From superior to inferior: 1. Nasopharynx- air passageway only 2. Oropharynx- swallowed food and air pass through 3. Laryngopharynx- food and air pass through
What is the function of the larynx in a chicken?
To pass food from the mouth to the stomach.
What is larygintis?
It is an inflammation of the larynx. The throat is made up of the pharynx and larynx; the former allows food to pass into the stomach, the latter is responsible for producing sound.
Functions of the epiglottis?
The function of the epiglottis is that it allows air to pass through the larynx and into the rest of the respiratory system. When swallowing food or drink, it covers the entrance to the larynx to prevent food and drink from entering the trachea (windpipe).well basically its right
Describe briefly the function of the pharyngeal constrictor muscles?
The main purpose of the pharyngeal constrictor muscles is to allow food received through the larynx to pass through the esophagus. this is achieved when the elevator muscles relax, the pharynx descends and the constrictors contract upon the bolus of food. Bolus- a mass of food that has been chewed.
Does food pass through the pharynx?
Food does pass through the pharynx before it goes into the esophagus and on to the stomach.
What is the food passageway posterior to the larynx?
The esophagus is the food passageway posterior to the larynx.
What 3 organs in a frog does food not pass through in the digestive system?
Well food does not pass through the heart, lungs, or bladder.
What is the process that each food must go through?
the process that each food must go through is chewing and digesting. then it goes to your throat to the larynx to the esophagus and finally the stomach and intestines.
Does the food pass through the liver?
The actual food does not pass through the liver. However, the veins from the gastrointestinal-tract lead directly to the liver.
What does air enter through from the larynx?
It next passes into the lungs when we breathe in, and out through the trachea, the larynx and the mouth and nose when we breathe out.
Why can't undigested food pass through your gut wall into your blood?
digested food is just molecules. undigested food is far too big to pass through the intestine wall.
