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The throat is also known as the pharynx. The top of the pharynx is the nasopharynx, and the bottom portion is the oropharynx.
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What does the mouth cavity open into?
The oral cavity, or mouth, opens into the oropharynx, the portion of the throat behind the mouth.
What is the medical term meaning back of the throat?
The pharynx is the area at the back of the throat where the mouth (nasal cavity) and nasal cavity meet. The portion behind the nose is the nasopharynx, and the portion behind the mouth is the oropharynx.
Where is the oropharnyx?
The oropharynx is around 1.3 cm below your nasopharynx. It connects your mouth to your throat to allow breathing. And because I'm smarter than you, I'll add the fact that when you swallow food, your throat mashes food up even MORE before hitting the stomach.
What part of your body is the pharynx?
The esophagus or gullet is a tube like structure which is about 25 cm, connecting your pharynx to your stomach which is located behind the windpipe and it allows food and water to pass from your mouth to your stomach. The esophagus is a muscular organ which can be stretched easily and you don't feel any pain during swallowing unless become diseased.
What is a diaphragm of chest cavity?
The chest cavity is where your heart, lungs, and esophagus reside. It's essentially everything located behind the chest wall, but in front of the spine, above the diaphragm and below the throat.
How does the pharnyx work?
it is your throat cavity
What are the organs that compose the throat cavity?
name the organs that composethe troath cavity
Do you have tonsils by your nose cavity?
No they are at the back of your throat, your adenoids are at the back of your nasal cavity.
What does the mouth cavity open into?
The oral cavity, or mouth, opens into the oropharynx, the portion of the throat behind the mouth.
What is made up of groups lymphatic tissue located inside your throat at the back of your nasal cavity and tongue?
The tonsils are located in your throat at the back of your nasal cavity and tongue.
How deadly is a cavity?
Can be very deadly if it spreads to the throat or brain.
What body cavity is the thyroid gland in?
The thyroid is in your throat, or the neck.
Where is mucus in the nasal cavity?
In the throat, or in this case before the pharynx.
What is the passage between the throat and tympanic cavity?
auditory tube
What is the passage that connects the nostril and the upper part of the throat?
Nasal Cavity
What is the passege between the throat and the tympanic cavity called?
Eustachian tube
What direction does cilia in the nasal cavity beat?
Back towards the throat.
