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The tongue pushes food to the back of the mouth.
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What organ has muscles that move food back into the pharynx?
The tongue. From Ellen. Watch the show!
What muscles move food to the pharynx?
the tongue
Name two organs that are primarily food conduits?
Pharynx and Esophagus
What forces back food into the 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.
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.
What structure carries both food and air?
The pharynx is the back of the throat (divided loosely into nasopharynx and oropharynx) which allows food to enter the oesophagus and air to enter the thrachea.
Why is it correct to say that the air and food passages cross in the pharynx?
Air must pass from the back to the front of the pharynx to enter the trachea and food must pass from the front to the back of the esophagus
Which structure helps move food to the pharynx?
The pharynx is the area immediately behind the mouth and nasal cavity before the oesophagus. The tongue is used to push the food towards the back of the throat to initiate the swallowing reflex. Swallowing reflex is initiated by touch receptors in the pharynx as a bolus of food is pushed to the back of the mouth by the tongue. Tongue
What are the main organs that food travels through in digestive system?
The digestive tract that carries food includes the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine. Other organs, such as the pancreas, are part of the digestive system, but don't carry the food.
Forces food back into pharynx?
This would be accomplished by the regurgitative process known as vomiting.
What muscles act to propel a food bolus down the length of the pharynx to the esophagus?
Pharyngeal constrictor muscles (superior, middle and inferior)
Does the pharynx have both a digestive and respiratory functions?
Yes.The pharynx ,also known as the throat is the tube at the back of the nose and mouth whjich conducts air and food into the trachea and oesophagus respectively.. Thanks... BY: @Sh0ne Siw0n
