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The pharynx is an anatomical region that is located posterior to the oral and nasal cavities. There are muscles that make up the pharynx including the superior pharyngeal constrictor, the palatopharyngeus, stylopharyngeus and salpingopharyngeus.
It's more of a muscular tube than an actual muscle.
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Which of these is a muscle lungs nostrils diaphragm pharynx?
Diaphragm
Which of these is a muscle pharynx tongue mucous saliva?
tongue
Is a pharynx a muscle?
The pharynx is an anatomical region that is located posterior to the oral and nasal cavities. There are muscles that make up the pharynx including the superior pharyngeal constrictor, the palatopharyngeus, stylopharyngeus and salpingopharyngeus. It's more of a muscular tube than an actual muscle.
What muscle is responsible for swallowing?
The muscle responsible for swallowing is the skeletal muscle inform of the tongue with the help of the smooth muscles of the esophagus and the pharynx. This is the very first stage of digestion.
What forces back food into the pharynx?
The tongue is the muscle that forces food into the pharynx. When you chew and then swallow, it is the back of your tongue that forces the food back and down your throat.
What forces food back into into pharynx?
The tongue is the muscle that forces food into the pharynx. When you chew and then swallow, it is the back of your tongue that forces the food back and down your throat.
Where is the sternohyoid muscle located?
The sternohyoid muscle runs from the sternum to the hyoid bone in the neck. It depresses the hyoid bone with the larynx.
What is a ring of skeletal muscle that regulates the movement of a bolus into the esophagus?
The Upper Esophageal Sphincter is a ring of skeletal muscle that controls the movement of food from pharynx to esophagus.
What terms could be used with a muscle that is associated with the chin costalis popliteus cleido genio nuchal?
muscles of the pharynx could be used with a muscle that is associated with the chin costalis popliteus cleido genio nuchal.
What part is the upper part of the respiratory system?
Pharynx
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.
What is the common passageway for both respiration and digestion?
the throat. pharynx.
