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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).
Which process moves food through pharynx?
which process moves food through pharynx
What is an pharynx?
Food enters the mouth. The pharynx acts as a suction pump; its muscular walls draw in food. In the pharynx, the pharyngeal glands secrete mucus.
What does the pharynx do in earth worm?
Food such as soil enters the earthworm's mouth where it is swallowed by the pharynx.
What structure serve as a passageway for both air and food?
Your Pharynx
Which organ does food and air pass through?
The pharynx serves as a passageway for both food and air.
Does food pass through the pharynx?
Food does pass through the pharynx before it goes into the esophagus and on to the stomach.
A verb that means to push food through your pharynx?
Swallow
What structure closes off the rest of the pharynx when we are eating so that food does not get into the pharynx?
Epiglottis
Forces food into the pharynx?
Tongue
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.
What forces food back into into pharynx?
The tongue is the muscle that forces food into the pharynx. When you chew and then swallow, it is the back of your tongue that forces the food back and down your throat.
