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Which medical structure carries both food and air?
oropharynx
What organ Carries food and air?
The pharynx, or throat, carries both food an air. At its end, air goes into the trachea and food into the esophagus.
What structure carries both food and air?
The pharynx carries both food and air. It is a passageway at the back of the oral and nasal cavities that leads to the esophagus (for food) and the trachea (for air).
What is the tube that carries air and food into the body?
The pharynx, it serves as a passageway for both air and food.
What structure serve as a passageway for both air and food?
Your Pharynx
What structure serves as Passageway for both air and food?
Pharynx.
What are the bronchi and what do they do?
bronchi is a tube like structure. It carries air to lungs.
How does the bronchi and what is its job?
bronchi is tube like structure. It carries air to lungs.
Do the air you breath in goes through your trachea?
Air moves from the sinuses into the trachea, the esophagus is part of the digestive tract.
The esophagus and trachea branch off of the?
The esophagus and trachea both branch off of the pharynx, which is the common pathway for air and food. The esophagus carries food from the mouth to the stomach, while the trachea carries air from the mouth and nose to the lungs.
Which structure prevents food from entering the air?
The epiglottis.
Which organ structure acts as a pathway for both food and air?
The pharynx serves as a common pathway for both food and air. It is a muscular tube located behind the mouth and nasal cavity, where the respiratory and digestive systems intersect.
