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No. Food and liquids should not go down into the lungs. That is why one coughs excessively when food or liquid "goes down the wrong tube." Aspiration is the term for breathing food or liquid into the lungs, and frequently causes a severe pneumonitis and may result in pneumonia.
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What is the medical term meaning food or liquid entering the lungs?
Aspiration is the medical term meaning food or liquid entering the lungs.
What breaks down food into what that cells can absorb What breaks down food?
1.) What breaks down food into what that cells can absorb what breaks down food ? The answer is B wich is Digestion . = Lexy.B
Why do you cough when a piece of food goes the wrong way?
That is called the 'Gag Reflex'. The reflex prevents any liquid or solid food from getting into the lungs by going down the wrong (the Esophagus and not the Trachea).
Why does alcohol absorb faster than food?
Alcohol is a liquid that is absorbed directly into the blood stream from the stomach. Food is absorbed through the intestines, but it must be broken down first. That is why alcohol is absorbed faster.
If both food and air enters your mout what keeps your lungs functioning?
whats prevents food from going down your lungs
What keeps food from going down your lungs?
epiglottis
What is right beside the pipe your food goes down to?
Your lungs
Does the pharynx prevent food from going down your lungs?
yes it does...
Can food end up in your lungs if food goes down the wrong way?
yes
How does the epiglottis work to protect the respiratory system?
The epiglottis, a small flap in the throat, works by using nerves to sense when food is being swallowed. As food is on its way down, the epiglottis seals the opening of the trachea so that you don't accidentally swallow food into your lungs.
What kind of food does stomach stores?
it's stores only solid food , because it's take different time to enzymes decay them.. but liquid it's go direct to the intestine to absorb.
What is another job of the digestive system besides breaking food down?
to make the food small enough to be absorb by your blood to make the food small enough to be absorb by your blood
