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Is your nose connected to your eyes?
The Oral and Nasal Cavities open into the Pharynx.
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
How many cavities are in your skull?
three
Why does food go up your nose?
The pharynx, or throat, is shared by both the digestive and respiratory systems. Sometimes, if you laugh or cough while you are trying to swallow, food goes up into your sinus cavities, and may even come out your nose.
What is that large band that controls the chest cavity?
the pharynx the pharynx
Is your nose connected to your eyes?
The Oral and Nasal Cavities open into the Pharynx.
How is the nose and mouth connected?
The nose and mouth meets at its individual cavities, in this case its the nasal cavities and the oral cavities meeting at the pharynx.
What structures does air pass through as it travels to the lungs?
The nose, pharynx, trachea, and bronchi.
What is the relationship between pharynx and larynx?
The larynx is the upper part of the trachea containing the vocal cords. The pharynx is the passage that leads from the cavities of the nose and mouth to the larynx and esophagus.
What are the organs of the upper respiratory tract?
The upper respiratory tract consists of all the parts above the larynx. This would include the throat, nasal cavity, sinus cavities, and the nose.
What passes through the pharynx?
oxygen (air) and food
What structure sweeps mucus and pathogens from the nasal cavities and trachea to the pharynx?
Beating ciliated epithelial cells
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.
What connects middle ear with nasopharynx?
the area located behind the oral cavity &between the nasal cavity & the larynx is the
What is the meaning of pharynx in the respiratory system?
The section of the alimentary canal that extends from the mouth and nasal cavities to the larynx, where it becomes continuous with the esophagus.
What are parts of the respriratory system?
Lungs , trachea , larynx ,nasal cavities . Pharynx is common with digestive system .
Is the 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.
