ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Oropharynx : The middle part of the throat connects to the oral cavity (mouth). It allows air, food and fluid to pass through. Laryngopharynx (or hypopharynx): The bottom part of the throat is near the larynx (or voice box). It regulates the passage of air to the lungs and food and fluid to the esophagus.

Detailed explanation-2: -The pharynx is part of two body systems (the respiratory system and the digestive system) because it carries both air and food. At the bottom of the pharynx, two pipes split off-one for air and one for food. One pipe, the larynx, is for air only.

Detailed explanation-3: -The throat (pharynx and larynx) is a ring-like muscular tube that acts as the passageway for air, food and liquid. It is located behind the nose and mouth and connects the mouth (oral cavity) and nose to the breathing passages (trachea [windpipe] and lungs) and the esophagus (eating tube).

Detailed explanation-4: -The esophagus is a soft, muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx to the stomach.

Detailed explanation-5: -The common passage for food and air is pharynx. Pharynx is the musculomembranous cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the oesophagus and larynx.