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What is the conduit for both air and food?
The pharynx is the conduit for both air and food. It serves as a passageway for air from the nose or mouth to the trachea for respiration, and for food from the mouth to the esophagus for digestion.
What is the chamber at the back of your mouth and nose leading to esophagus and larynx called?
The chamber at the back of your mouth and nose leading to the esophagus and larynx is called the pharynx. It serves as a passageway for both food and air to travel through to reach their respective destinations in the body.
What passageway does air go through after nose?
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What is the purposes of the pharynx?
The pharynx is the scientific term for the throat. The pharynx is a passageway from the mouth and nose to the esophagus and larynx.
Is the esophagus a passageway that connects the mouth to the nose?
No, the esophagus is a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach, allowing food and liquids to pass through for digestion. The nose connects to the throat through the pharynx, which is a different passage from the esophagus.
Passageway for air from the environment into the respiratory system?
nostrils or oral cavity > nasal cavity > pharynx > epiglotis > larynx ( the voice box ) > trachea (windpipe) > bronchi > bronchioles > alveoli > blood > cells
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.
What is the primary passageway for the nose?
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The esophagus and trachea are both open to the?
The esophagus and trachea open into the throat and mouth.
Why is it correct to say that the air and food passages cross in the pharynx?
The pharynx is a shared pathway for both air from the nose and mouth leading to the larynx (air passage), and food from the mouth leading to the esophagus (food passage). This intersection allows for proper functioning of both respiratory and digestive systems.
What ways are the nose and throat important to your body?
Your nose and throat serve as a passageway, you inhale through your nose and your throat (or trachea) transports food to your stomach and air to your lungs
The pharynx connects what two organs?
The Esophagus is the food tube that passes a chewed food and saliva packet called a bolus, from the mouth down to the stomach. The trachea is the passageway from the mouth to the lungs. Your trachea allows you to breath air in. Google image search should give you some anatomy pictures.
