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A passageway in your throat that takes air into and out of your lungs?
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∙ 14y ago
The trachea.
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What ways are the nose and throat important to your body?
Your nose and throat serve as a passageway, you inhale through your nose and your throat (or trachea) transports food to your stomach and air to your lungs
Air reaches the lungs through a passageway called the?
Trachea
What is the job of the windpipe in the respiratory system?
enables air to get to the lungs a passageway.
How is air carried into the lungs?
from nose through airway in throat into lungs
What is the main function of the pharynx?
The main function of the pharynx is to provide a passageway for the respiratory and digestive tracts. The pharynx is also referred to as the throat. It houses the tonsils, the uvula, epiglottis and is the entrance way to the esophagus. The pharynx or throat, allows common passageway for air into your lungs and food into your stomach. The pharynx has two roles. The upper part of the pharynx will only allow food to pass through, and the lower part of the pharynx allows air, fluids, and food to pass through.
How would the body be affected if the trachea stopped working?
If the trachea "stopped working" you would die. It's the passageway for oxygen-rich air to get in to your lungs and deoxygenated air to leave the lungs....
What takes air into the air sacs?
air sacs are in the lungs and when you breathe in blood carries it to the lungs.
What Organ of respiratory system is also a passageway for food?
Pharynx-Air and food pass through the pharynx or throat on their way to the lungs and stomach, respectively. Two small masses of lymphatic tissue called tonsils are embedded in the mucous membrane of the pharynx.
Can you get frostbite in your lungs?
You cannot get frostbite on your lungs -- your nose and throat warms inhaled air, while circulating blood warms the lungs.
What is the brochial?
The bronchi is the main passageway into the lungs. When taking a breath the air goes into the larynx. Then it goes through the trachea that carries air to the left and right bronchus.
How does human take in air?
Human takes in air to our lungs.
What is the function of brondchial tubes?
The bronchial tubes serve as a passageway for air between the external environment (through the nose or mouth) and the lungs.
