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The esophagus and trachea open into the throat and mouth.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y agoThere is a flap that leads to your trachea in your throat/esophagus that is called the esophagitis, and there is a valve that opens at the bottom of the esophagus that opens to your stomach.
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∙ 14y agoBoth to the mouth on one end, the other end to stomach and lungs respectively
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∙ 10y agoTrachea and esophagus are located in your chest or thorax. Trachea is in front of the esophagus.
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How is the structure of the trachea important for respiration as well as digestion?
The trachea lies ventral to the esophagus. The open part of the C-shaped rings faces the esophagus and this allows the esophagus to expand when swallowing.
Where is the esophagus in relation to the trachea?
The esophagus is right behind the trachea, in line with it. In anatomical terms, both are located medially; neither is lateral to the other. The esophagus is dorsal or posterior to the trachea. The trachea is anterior or ventral to the esophagus.
The esophagus is located where to the trachea?
Esophagus is located on the back side of the trachea in your thorax.
Does the trachea is posterior to the esophagus and superior to the larynx?
The Larynx is anatomically slightly anterior, or in front of, the esophagus. Larynx ( also called as VOICE BOX ) is anterior to esophagus.
What is the function of incomplete ring of trachea to respiration?
The rings are to keep the trachea open but they are not complete posteriorly because the esophagus runs there. The soft space allows the esophagus to fully expand when food is passed down to the stomach.
Where is the esophagus located in the ventral or dorsal?
The esophagus is right behind the trachea, in line with it. In anatomical terms, both are located medially; neither is lateral to the other. The esophagus is dorsal or posterior to the trachea. The trachea is anterior or ventral to the esophagus. United Nations Farms
How is the structure of the trachea important for respiration as well as digestion?
The trachea lies ventral to the esophagus. The open part of the C-shaped rings faces the esophagus and this allows the esophagus to expand when swallowing.
How does the trachea compare to the esophagus?
The trachea is in front of the esophagus. The trachea is for breathing while the esophagus is for delivering food to the stomach.
Are the C-shaped cartilages in the trachea for the expansion of trachea or esophagus?
They are to keep the trachea patent (open) even with low intratracheal air pressures
Where is the esophagus in relation to the trachea?
The esophagus is right behind the trachea, in line with it. In anatomical terms, both are located medially; neither is lateral to the other. The esophagus is dorsal or posterior to the trachea. The trachea is anterior or ventral to the esophagus.
Pig esophagus different structure from trachea?
The trachea has cartilaginous rings. The esophagus does not.
The esophagus is located where to the trachea?
Esophagus is located on the back side of the trachea in your thorax.
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.
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.
Where is the esophagus located in correspondence with the trachea?
The trachea is right in front and runs parallel with the esophagus.
What is the function of the cartilage surrounding the trachea?
they hold the trachea open, otherwise it would be squeezed flat like the esophagus when it is empty. the trachea also has bands of smooth muscle that allow the esophagus to expand into the trachea when swallowing. this is why you cant breathe and swallow at the same time.
Does the trachea is posterior to the esophagus and superior to the larynx?
The Larynx is anatomically slightly anterior, or in front of, the esophagus. Larynx ( also called as VOICE BOX ) is anterior to esophagus.
