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The pharynx functions as a passageway for air and food,provides a resonating chamber for speech sounds,and houses the tonsils, which participate in immunological reactions against foreign invaders.
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What is the cleft called behind the nose mouth and larynx?
Palate
How do planarian eat?
the planarian eats by extending it pharnyx through the mouth and sucks food into the intstine
What is in the respetory system?
The respetory system includes of the lung, trachea,diaphram,ribcage,alvioli,bronchi, the bronchihole, the air sacs, the larnyx , the pharnyx and the nose,
What is the saclike organ at the end of the esophagus called?
Did you mean 'bag like organ' The stomach is part of the digestive system, which is sometimes called the gastrointestinal tract. It is a muscular, bag-like organ which lies between the lower end of the gullet (oesophagus) and the beginning of the small bowel (small intestine). Once food has been swallowed it passes down the gullet and into the stomach. Both ends of the esophagus are closed off by muscular constrictions known as sphincters; at the anterior, or upper, end is the upper esophageal sphincter, and at the distal, or lower, end is the lower esophageal sphincter. The cardia (also known as Z-line or esophagogastric junction or gastroesophageal junction) is the anatomical term for the junction orifice of the stomach and the esophagus. At the cardia, the mucosa of the esophagus transitions into gastric mucosa. The cardia is also the site of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) (also termed cardiac sphincter, gastroesophageal sphincter, and esophageal sphincter).
How does the pharnyx work?
it is your throat cavity
Is often referred to as the throat?
Pharnyx.
Is the pharnyx the same thing as the throat?
Yes, it is.
What organ of the digestive system connects the mouth with the esophagus?
The pharnyx
What verb means to push food through your pharnyx?
Swallow
How does coral poop?
Coral poops by expelling waste out through the pharnyx.
What is an area in the vertebrate throat where air and food passages cross?
The Pharnyx
What is the cleft called behind the nose mouth and larynx?
Palate
How are swallowing and breathing systems inter-related?
pharnyx is a common passageway for food and air. it is connected to the nasal passages by 2 internal nares and also connected to the oral cavity. the larnyx connects the pharnyx to the trachea (commonly known as the windpipe). pharnyx also connects the mouth to the esophagus. the glottis is the opening of the trachea, it is covered by the epiglottis which serves to separate the esophagus from the trachea.
How does the digestion process start?
You chew the food up and it goes down the pharnyx
What structure does air pass to get to the lungs?
the air goes through the pharnyx then the trachea and into the lungs
Where does food from the mouth to the stomach?
it is sent from the mouth to the pharnyx and then to the esophagus to the stomach
