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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.
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What is the tube that carries air and food into the body?
The pharynx, it serves as a passageway for both air and food.
Which organ structure acts as a pathway for both food and air?
just like humans the trachea
Why is an organism's habitat important to its survival?
The enviorment carries all the food and air animals need to live
What is the conduit for both air and food?
The Pharynx.
Is the pharynx part of the immune system?
no, it is part of both the respiratory and digestive system, it is the passage through which both air and food pass before separating into the esophagus for food or the trachea for air
Structure carries both food and air?
pharynx
Which medical structure carries both food and air?
oropharynx
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 the tube that carries air and food into the body?
The pharynx, it serves as a passageway for both air and food.
What structure serves as Passageway for both air and food?
Pharynx.
What structure serve as a passageway for both air and food?
Your Pharynx
What are the bronchi and what do they do?
bronchi is a tube like structure. It carries air to lungs.
How does the bronchi and what is its job?
bronchi is tube like structure. It carries air to lungs.
Which organ structure acts as a pathway for both food and air?
just like humans the trachea
Do the air you breath in goes through your trachea?
Air moves from the sinuses into the trachea, the esophagus is part of the digestive tract.
Which structure prevents food from entering the air?
The epiglottis.
Passageway for air from the environment into the respiratory system?
nostrils or oral cavity > nasal cavity > pharynx > epiglotis > larynx ( the voice box ) > trachea (windpipe) > bronchi > bronchioles > alveoli > blood > cells
