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What structure carries both food and air?
The pharynx is the back of the throat (divided loosely into nasopharynx and oropharynx) which allows food to enter the oesophagus and air to enter the thrachea.
What of the function of the epiglottis?
The function of the epiglottis is to close when eat stopping the food to go to your lungs
What routes air and food into their proper channels?
There is small flap called as epiglottis. It closes the airway, as you swallow something. At other times it keeps the air way open. So that you should be able to breathe continuously.
What is the difference between a trachea and a glottis?
The trachea is the throat, responsible for the passage of air to the lungs and food to the stomach. The glottis is the space between the vocal cords and is responsible for pronunciation and speech.
When two unlike air masses what usually keeps them separate?
Density differences is usually what would keep air masses separate.
What is titgipseol unscrambled?
The anagram is "epiglottis" - a flap in the throat that directs air to the trachea (to lungs), and food to the esophagus (to stomach).
What is the epiglottis flap?
Think of it as the valve or switch in your throat that determines whether things (food, air, water) go into your lungs or into your stomach.
How does your air get lungs?
when you breath in a flap in your throat opens up, the air goes through this flap and into your lungs this is why it is bad to speak whilst eating because the food can go into the lungs this is also how tar from cigarettes gets into the lungs
How air gets into your lungs?
when you breath in a flap in your throat opens up, the air goes through this flap and into your lungs this is why it is bad to speak whilst eating because the food can go into the lungs this is also how tar from cigarettes gets into the lungs
What is the role of the epiglottis in human ingestion?
The epiglottis is a small flap in the back of the throat that closes over the air pipe when swallowing so no food can go down the tracia (air pipe).
How is air kept separate from food in the digestive system?
When swallowing food it enters into your digestive system through your esophagus. Air that is taken into your system enters the windpipe. The epiglottis which is a flap located between the esophagus and windpipe covers the windpipe so that food does not enter it by mistake. This allows for food and air to stay separated in the digestive system.
What is the flap that directs food and air to its proper passage?
The Epiglottis
What is the function of a throat?
The throat contains the esophagus and the trachea. The esophagus is for food and the trachea is for air.
What organ Carries food and air?
The pharynx, or throat, carries both food an air. At its end, air goes into the trachea and food into the esophagus.
What is an area in the vertebrate throat where air and food passages cross?
The Pharnyx
Where do the body parts comes in contact with both food and air?
Throat
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.
