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Because the Trachea which allows you to breathe and swallow can only direct one thing at a time. When you're eating there's a flap that closes to stop food from going down to the lungs. When you breathe the flap is open to direct air in the right place. So it's like a train track with a diversion, it can only go one way at a time
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Do you breathe while you drink?
while you swallow it no but when you drink it yes
How can you not swallow so much air while drinking?
Breathe out when drinking
Why is it impossible to breathe ans swallow at the same time?
The epiglottis, a flap of tissue in the throat, closes to protect the airways when swallowing, preventing food or liquid from entering the lungs. This closure temporarily blocks the air passage, making it impossible to breathe and swallow simultaneously.
How do we breath while eating?
The only time when your airway is blocked is when you swallow your food so you can breathe while eating.
You were accidentally kneed in the front of your neck and it really hurts to swallow Should you be worried?
No, if you can breathe ok and swallow. It is swelled and will help if you put ice on it. See a doctor as soon as possible. You could have damage to your trachea (windpipe). If this is not treated correctly, you could quickly lose the ability to breathe. This can be fatal in a matter of minutes.
Why can't you breathe and swallow at the same time?
You have two different pipes--one to the stomach, one to the lungs. It's bad for food to go into the lungs, so when you breathe, the opening to the stomach closes. When you swallow, the opening to the lungs closes. Of course, when you swallow, you often swallow small amounts of air (hence, burps), but that won't cause as many problems as when you get foods or liquids in your lungs (what we often call "swallowing the wrong way"--it causes discomfort and coughing as the lungs try to expel the food or liquid).
How does a garter snake breathe?
Usually snakes have moist skin to breathe but garter snakes has got a speciality that it has got vigglers to breathe. -- answered by Shubham balasaria class-6 Environmentalist
Legal and easy ways to get high?
put an asthma inhaler in your mouth and press on it 10-20 times while you breathe in, then swallow. its safe and legal.
What is the prefix of conspire?
Con-spire: Breathe together
What is a common passage for both digestive and the respiratory systems?
The pharynx (and the glottis flap) in the throat are used by both systems, i.e. to swallow food and to breathe.
What organ covers the windpipe when you swallow?
When you EAT, you epiglottis covers your larynx. Otherwise nothing covers your larynx when you breathe in.
Is the oxygen we breathe in a diatomic molecule?
Yes, the oxygen we breathe in is a diatomic molecule. It consists of two oxygen atoms bonded together (O2).
