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Yes, after being placed in the mouth and chewed, the food bolus is swallowed, passing through the oropharynx into the esophagus.
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What is the passageway for food and air?
The Oropharynx is the common passage for food and air. Liquid, food, and air all pass through this passage.
3 parts of the pharynx?
The areas of the pharynx are the Nasopharynx, Oropharynx, and Laryngopharynx. The nasopharynx it provides passageway for air. The oropharynx is below the nasopharynx and is for food moving downward from the mouth and for air moving to and from the nasal cavity. Lastly the laryngopharynx is below the oropharynx and is a passageway to the esophagus.
What is tha function of the pharynx?
It has both respiratory and digestive functions, serving as a common passageway for air, food and drink.The mouth leads into the oropharynx. The mucous lining the walls of the oropharynx change slightly to adapt for handling food as well as air. It is here that the two tonsils are located. One is at the entrance from the mouth into the oropharynx, and the other is somewhat deeper.
What is the function(job) of the esophagus?
The Oropharynx is the middle portion of the pharynx, its main function is to act as a common passageway for air, food, and drink.The main job of the oropharynx is to help you swallow. It has sensitive nerves that trigger the swallowing response so that the food goes into the esophagus and not the wind pipe.
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 part of both the respiratory and digestive systems?
pharynx( and for those who didn't know its the very back of your mouth)
What does the oropharynx carry?
The oropharynx carries swallowed substances, including food, water, and salivary secretion
Which organ structure acts as a pathway for both food and air?
just like humans the trachea
What is the food passageway posterior to the larynx?
The esophagus is the food passageway posterior to the larynx.
What does food liquid and air all travel through?
The oropharynx
Which medical structure carries both food and air?
oropharynx
What structure where food passes from mouth?
From the mouth, food passes into the oropharynx and then the esophagus. These organs carry the food to the stomach.
