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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.
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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.
Forces food back into pharynx?
This would be accomplished by the regurgitative process known as vomiting.
What forces food back into the pharynx so that it can glide easily down the esophagus?
Your tongue.
Forces food into the pharynx?
Tongue
What structure carries both food and air?
The pharynx carries both food and air. It is a passageway at the back of the oral and nasal cavities that leads to the esophagus (for food) and the trachea (for air).
Does food pass through the pharynx?
Food does pass through the pharynx before it goes into the esophagus and on to the stomach.
What forces food into the pharynx?
It is initiated by the voluntary phase of swallowing (deglutition). This is where the food is squeezed or rolled into the pharynx by pressure of the tongue upward and backward against the palate
Which organs muscles move food back into the pharynx?
The tongue pushes food to the back of the mouth.
Is the pharynx located at the back of the throat?
Yes, the pharynx is located at the back of the throat. It serves as a passageway for both air and food, connecting the nasal cavity and mouth to the esophagus and larynx.
What forces air into the trachea?
pharynx
What organ has muscles that move food back into the pharynx?
The tongue. From Ellen. Watch the show!
Which structure helps move food to the pharynx?
The pharynx is the area immediately behind the mouth and nasal cavity before the oesophagus. The tongue is used to push the food towards the back of the throat to initiate the swallowing reflex. Swallowing reflex is initiated by touch receptors in the pharynx as a bolus of food is pushed to the back of the mouth by the tongue. Tongue
