The larynx is only the passageway for air, as it is covered by the epiglottis to prevent food from entering it during swallowing. The pharynx, however, serves as a passageway for both food and air.
Air, food, and liquid travel through the pharynx.
Air and food can both travel through the pharynx. It serves as a passage for air to reach the lungs through the trachea and for food to reach the esophagus on its way to the stomach.
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Food does pass through the pharynx before it goes into the esophagus and on to the stomach.
The pharynx serves as a passageway for both food and air.
The food enters the pharynx, then through the esophagus, then acts as a passageway between the pharynx and the crop. Then it goes through the gizzard.
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.
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