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The nasopharynx is the upper part of the pharynx. This is where the adenoids are located and most people have these removed as a child or when they have their tonsils removed.
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Need to know the word separation and definition of the word Pharyngomycosis?
Pharyngo- related to the pharynx Mycosis fungal overgrowth Pharyngomycosis: fungal overgrowth in the pharynx.
What is the definition of the word vagi?
A nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and oesophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera.
What part is the upper part of the respiratory system?
Pharynx
What is the common passageway for both respiration and digestion?
the throat. pharynx.
What parts of the respiratory system and digestive system overlap?
Pharynx
What are the differences in the frogs pharynx and the humans pharynx?
A frogs pharynx is twice the size of a humans
What is the purposes of the pharynx?
The pharynx is the scientific term for the throat. The pharynx is a passageway from the mouth and nose to the esophagus and larynx.
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).
What is the plural form of the word pharynx?
The plural form of the word "pharynx" is "pharynges."
What is the respiratory function of the pharynx?
The pharynx carries air from the nose and mouth to the trachea. The pharynx also has functions in the digestive system.
How do you spell osophagas?
Esophagus(US) or Oesophagus (Older UK) Definition: The passage between the pharynx and the stomach. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/esophagus
Where does the gullet and windpipe split?
They get separated in lower pharynx. That is laryngo-pharynx.
