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Explain why it is correct to say that the air and food passages cross in the pharynx?
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∙ 9y ago
The esophagus receives food and the larynx receives air. Since esophagus lies behind the larynx, the food and the air passage are said to cross in the pharynx.
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Air must pass from the back to the front of the pharynx to enter the trachea and food must pass from the front to the back of the esophagus
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