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Explain why it is correct to say that the air and food passages cross in the pharynx?
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.
To speak you need to push what substance through your larynx?
Air
In anatomy is laryngopharynx the spot where trachea and esophagus intersect?
No, the laryngopharynx is not the spot where the trachea and esophagus intersect. The laryngopharynx is the lower part of the pharynx (throat) located behind the larynx (voice box) and above the esophagus, where the air and food passages temporarily overlap before separating into the trachea and esophagus.
Describe the anatomic relationships among the larynx the trachea and the esophagus?
larynx serves as an airpassage between the pharynx and the trachea and trachea air consists of cartilage and connective tissue and extends from the lower end of the larynx into the chest cavity behind the heart . larynx and trachea is the tube called esophagus which trasports food from the pharynx to the stomach.
What is the chamber at the back of your mouth and nose leading to esophagus and larynx called?
The chamber at the back of your mouth and nose leading to the esophagus and larynx is called the pharynx. It serves as a passageway for both food and air to travel through to reach their respective destinations in the body.
What is the part of your throat that acts like a gateway sending air into your lungs and food down into the stomach?
The laryngopharynx passes food to the esophagus and air to the larynx.
What is a part of your throat that act like a gateway sending air into the lungs and food down into the stomach?
The laryngopharynx passes food to the esophagus and air to the larynx.
What is the part of your throat that acts like a gateway sending air to the lungs and food down into the stomach?
The laryngopharynx passes food to the esophagus and air to the larynx.
Parts of the throat?
The pharynx is a muscular tube lying behind the nasal cavity and mouth, carrying air from the nose toward the larynx and food from the mouth toward the esophagus. Pharynx is what your doctor can see through your mouth during "checking your throat"The epiglottis is a muscular fold that covers the entrance of the larynx during swallowing, thus preventing food from entering the lungs.The larynx (voice box) is a tube made of muscles and cartilages and carrying air from the nose and throat toward the trachea. When your doctor checks your throat using a small mirror, he can see vocal cords within your larynx. From outside, larynx looks as a vertical tube in the front of your neck, being prominent in its upper part in men (Adam's apple) and moving up and down during swallowing.The trachea (windpipe) is a tube made of muscles and cartilages, carrying air from the larynx to bronchi.The esophagus is a muscular tube carrying food from the pharynx toward the stomach.
What part of your throat that acts like a gateway sending air into the lungs and food down into the stomach?
The laryngopharynx passes food to the esophagus and air to the larynx.
What structure serves as Passageway for both air and food?
Pharynx.
What is the most inferior portion of the pharynx that connects to the larynx?
The most inferior portion of the pharynx that connects to the larynx is the laryngopharynx. It extends from the epiglottis to the lower border of the cricoid cartilage. This part of the pharynx serves as a passageway for both air and food.
