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Where is the esophagas?
The esophagus connects the throat to the stomach.
Are throat and windpipe the same?
No. The windpipe is a thin-walled, cartilaginous tube descending from the larynx to the bronchi and carrying air to the lungs. It is really called the trechea. The esophagus on the other hand goes into your stomach and the food goes down it.
Is the trachea a tube that leads into the stomach?
No, the trachea is not a tube that leads into the stomach. It is a windpipe that connects the throat (pharynx) to the lungs, allowing air to pass in and out during breathing. The tube that leads to the stomach is called the esophagus, which carries food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach.
How does water get down your throat?
When you swallow, the back of your tongue pushes the food or liquid into your throat. This triggers a reflex that closes off your windpipe and opens the tube that leads to your stomach, allowing the water to pass down your throat through contractions of the esophagus muscles.
Is the windpipe or trachea is located behind the esophagus?
The trachea, commonly known as the windpipe, is actually located in front of the esophagus. The trachea is a tube that carries air to and from the lungs, while the esophagus is a muscular tube that transports food from the throat to the stomach. Therefore, the trachea is positioned anteriorly (in front) to the esophagus in the neck and upper chest.
Where is the esophagas?
The esophagus connects the throat to the stomach.
Are throat and windpipe the same?
No. The windpipe is a thin-walled, cartilaginous tube descending from the larynx to the bronchi and carrying air to the lungs. It is really called the trechea. The esophagus on the other hand goes into your stomach and the food goes down it.
Health hazards of swallowing your fingernails?
Not a lot... sharp edges may irritate the pharynx, trachea or osophagus (in laymans terms, throat, windpipe and the bit that connects the throat to the stomach).
The throat leads to two separate paths One path goes to the stomach This path is called the?
the esophagus or windpipe (the wrong one)
What is the different between windpipe and gullet?
The windpipe is the pipe in which air and gasses travel down (i.e oxygen) the gullet is the pipe which our food and drink travel down
Is the trachea a tube that leads into the stomach?
No, the trachea is not a tube that leads into the stomach. It is a windpipe that connects the throat (pharynx) to the lungs, allowing air to pass in and out during breathing. The tube that leads to the stomach is called the esophagus, which carries food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach.
Where is Larynx and windpipe located in?
The larynx is located in your throat.
Where are vocal cord found?
at the beginning of the windpipe in the throat.
How does water get down your throat?
When you swallow, the back of your tongue pushes the food or liquid into your throat. This triggers a reflex that closes off your windpipe and opens the tube that leads to your stomach, allowing the water to pass down your throat through contractions of the esophagus muscles.
Where is the windpipe found?
In the throat, That's the thing you feel in the front of it.
How do the epithelium cells in the windpipe push up dustback up into the throat?
Goblet cells in the epithelium produce mucus that traps the dust and dirt that is taken into the windpipe through the mouth and nose. The long, finger-like cillia cells then sweep the mucus back up the windpipe to the throat where it can be swallowed and then destroyed in the stomach by the digestive juices and acids.
What is another word for trachea?
esophagus
