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What muscular structure is located between the pharynx and the trachea?
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∙ 13y ago
The epiglottis.
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Earthworms extract nutrients from soil by using a muscular structure called?
pharynx
What is the function of a muscular pharynx?
The function of the pharynx is to transfer food to the mouth to the esphagus and warm, and moiston and filter air before it moves into the trachea.
What is an pharynx?
Food enters the mouth. The pharynx acts as a suction pump; its muscular walls draw in food. In the pharynx, the pharyngeal glands secrete mucus.
What respiratory structure communicate with the middle ear by the eustachian tube?
Pharynx
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.
Earthworms extract nutrients from soil by using a muscular structure called?
pharynx
What is the muscular sac between the mouth and esophagus called?
Pharynx
What structure is located in the uppermost region of the trachea?
throat or pharynx
The structure known as the fauces is the?
passageway between the oral cavity and the pharynx
What is the function of a muscular pharynx?
The function of the pharynx is to transfer food to the mouth to the esphagus and warm, and moiston and filter air before it moves into the trachea.
What is the function of a human's pharynx?
The pharynx is a muscular tube which serves as a passageway for both food and air.
Is a pharynx a muscle?
The pharynx is an anatomical region that is located posterior to the oral and nasal cavities. There are muscles that make up the pharynx including the superior pharyngeal constrictor, the palatopharyngeus, stylopharyngeus and salpingopharyngeus. It's more of a muscular tube than an actual muscle.
Is the pharynx located between the stomach and small intestine?
No, is is located directly behind the mouth.
What is an pharynx?
Food enters the mouth. The pharynx acts as a suction pump; its muscular walls draw in food. In the pharynx, the pharyngeal glands secrete mucus.
What located between the pharynx and the trachea and houses vocal cords?
The larynx is located between the pharynx and the trachea. It houses the vocal cords, which play a vital role in producing sound for speech and other vocal expressions.
What sucks up pray using a muscular pharynx?
Walrus.
What structure serve as a passageway for both air and food?
Your Pharynx
