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What muscular tube passes behind the trachea?
The muscular tube that passes behind the trachea is the esophagus. It serves as the conduit for food and liquids to travel from the throat to the stomach. The esophagus is situated posterior to the trachea and extends down the neck and into the thoracic cavity. Its muscular walls facilitate the movement of ingested materials through peristaltic contractions.
Is the esophagus the muscular tube through which ingested food passes from the pharynx to the stomach?
The esophagus is the muscular tube that allows for food to go from the mouth to the stomach. The trachea is the cartilagenous tube that allows air to go from the mouth to the lungs.
What is the tiny flap that covers the trachea during swallowing?
The epiglottis protects the trachea from food.
What prevent the entry of food into the trachea?
The thin muscular flap that keeps food from entering the trachea is the Epiglottis.
What happens to the shape of trachea when swallowing food?
It is important that food not go down the trachea, or expand the esophagus into the trachea or larynx. The epiglottis blocks the trachea when swallowing, and the change in shape makes this more effective.
How does the trachea compare to the esophagus?
The trachea is in front of the esophagus. The trachea is for breathing while the esophagus is for delivering food to the stomach.
Does pharynx prevent food or liquids from getting into the lungs?
nope.. the trachea
What is epiglottis and what is its purpose?
It's a "flap" that covers either the trachea or esophagus. It prevents you from choking. When you eat, it covers the trachea so food will go down the esophagus and not the windpipe (trachea). If food gets down your trachea, you will choke.
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.
What acts like a lid to prevent aspiration of food into the trachea?
Nothing.The oesophagus is located next to it. To enter food into your trachea, you have to choke your food.
What is the function of a throat?
The throat contains the esophagus and the trachea. The esophagus is for food and the trachea is for air.
How does the trachea walls accommodate both breathing and swallowing?
the epiglottis prevent food to the trachea
