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What is the pharynx in the respiratory system?
The pharynx is shared with the digestive system from the lungs down to the epiglottis.
What do you use to suck in air and pass down into the bronchi?
The Pharynx. You've got the pharynx that runs from your nose down towards to the esophagus. Somewhere towards the end of the pharynx is the larynx, aka the windpipe. This is where the air enters to go into your lungs and the bronchi, it is also where the vocal chords are contained. There is a small covering to prevent food from going down your larynx however it is no always preventable, like when people say 'it went down the wrong pipe'. This pressure difference, and the forcing movement of the lungs creates the actual intake of air into the mouth/nose, through the pharynx, larynx, and into the bronchi.
Is the pharynx part of the lung?
The Pharynx is the part of the throat that is behind the mouth and nasal cavity and above the esophagus and the trachea, or the tubes going down to the stomach and lungs.
Where does the trachea extend to?
The trachea extends from the larynx down into the lungs. Its major function is that it connects the larynx and pharynx to the lungs and allows humans to breathe.
Where does the trachea extend?
The trachea extends from the larynx down into the lungs. Its major function is that it connects the larynx and pharynx to the lungs and allows humans to breathe.
Where is you're esophagus?
The esophagus is located just behind the trachea (windpipe), in the neck. It's at the end of your oral cavity down your neck and to your stomach. It is the muscular tube that links the mouth to the stomach. You cannot feel your esophagus in your throat because the trachea is in front of it.
Where do goblet cells occur in the respiratory system?
Goblet cells are in the respiratory epithelium, which lines the airways from the pharynx down into the lungs. They secrete mucous.
What organ is connected to the mouth by the esophagus?
The esophagus connects the pharynx to the stomach. In the conjunction between the pharynx, esophagus, and the larynx (windpipe), the larynx is covered by a flap of cartilage called the epiglottis to prevent food from traveling into the lungs. When this fails or closes too slow, the person experiences that the liquid/food "went down the wrong pipe".
What keeps food from going down your lungs?
epiglottis
Why do you think sudden coughing while drinking is a useful reflex action to a person?
If the liquid goes down the wind pipe, coughing will prevent it from going into the lungs where it can make you sick.
What pathway is in the digestive system and the respiratory system?
the respiratory system and the digestive system share the Pharynx. The Respiratory system contains the eppiglottis, which keeps food going down the esophogus instead of the trachea
Beside your lungs what other part of the body makes way to let the lungs inhale?
The diapragm is most important to the respiratory process. Your diaphragm pulls down when you inhale, opening your lungs up and letting air in. Your trachea is what brings athe air from your nose to your lungs. Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, and diapragm are all involved.
