There is a piece of cartilage called the epiglottis which folds over the opening of the larynx as the person is swallowing. This prevents food from going into the windpipe.
When you EAT, you epiglottis covers your larynx. Otherwise nothing covers your larynx when you breathe in.
swallow the food
They swallow their food.
chew and swallow!
The water or food falls into your larynx.
they grab then swallow their food
they grab then swallow their food
That helps them swallow
put the food in your mouth, chew and swallow
Put in moth, chew and swallow.
when you eat it? your teeth and saliva break down your food in your mouth. then you swallow. the food enters your stomach and food with nutrients are sent throughout your body. Stomach acid breaks what it can and the rest exits through your rectum.
The esophagus and the larynx are the two channels that originate in the pharynx. The larynx connects to the wind pipe (trachea) and the esophagus connects to the stomach via of the cardiac valve. The epiglottis is a small flap-like structure that protects the larynx (your ability to breathe) when you swallow/eat/drink.