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Why does food get stuck in esophagus and must be regurgitated so I can breathe?
Your esophagus and trachea run parallel with each other. Esophagus leads to stomach. Trachea leads to lungs. Unless you breathe through your stomache, the food is lodged in your trachea.
Passageway for food that is behind the trachea?
The esophagus is the tube from pharynx to stomach.
What tube does air travel from your nose are mouth to the lungs?
The oesophagus which is part of the digestive tract that links the pharynx and the stomach.
How can you distinguish the trachea visually?
Well, the trachea runs parallel to the esophagus. The trachea has lots of cartilage attached and it is also anterior to the esophagus. If you see two tube-looking things running down the upper chest, the anterior-located tube, which branches into the lungs ---> This is the trachea. The esophagus is the 'tube' located posterior (toward the spine) and empties out into the stomach.
The other path from the throat leads to the lungs it is called?
Bronchus.....bronchial tube, wind pipe, etc.
What is the tube that leads into your lungs?
Trachea.
What tube leads from the windpipe to the lungs?
I am not sure but in the Respiratory system the trachea leads to the lungs.
What tube lead up to the stomach?
trachea
The esophagus and trachea branch off of the?
The esophagus is a tube the connect the oral cavity to the stomach. The trachea is a tube that connects the oral and nasal cavity to the lungs.
What tube connects the mouth to the lungs?
This tube is technically called the trachea, but is commonly referred to as one's windpipe. Be careful not to confuse it with your esophagus, which connects your mouth to your stomach in the digestive system.
Why does food get stuck in esophagus and must be regurgitated so I can breathe?
Your esophagus and trachea run parallel with each other. Esophagus leads to stomach. Trachea leads to lungs. Unless you breathe through your stomache, the food is lodged in your trachea.
Passageway for food that is behind the trachea?
The esophagus is the tube from pharynx to stomach.
Where does a frog's glottis lead?
It leads to the frogs lungs.to the lungsThe glottis is tube-like structure in the frog's throat that leads to the larynx and then the trachea. It eventually leads to the lungs.
What tube does air travel from your nose are mouth to the lungs?
The oesophagus which is part of the digestive tract that links the pharynx and the stomach.
How can you distinguish the trachea visually?
Well, the trachea runs parallel to the esophagus. The trachea has lots of cartilage attached and it is also anterior to the esophagus. If you see two tube-looking things running down the upper chest, the anterior-located tube, which branches into the lungs ---> This is the trachea. The esophagus is the 'tube' located posterior (toward the spine) and empties out into the stomach.
Is the esophagus the muscular tube through which ingested food passes from the pharynx to the stomach?
The esophagus is the muscular tube that allows for food to go from the mouth to the stomach. The trachea is the cartilagenous tube that allows air to go from the mouth to the lungs.
What is a another name for the windpipe and how does it differ from esophagus?
The other name is the trachea. It is part of the respiratory system and helps to take air in and out of the lungs. The esophagus is a tube that leads to the stomach and is part of the digestive system.
