ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Pharynx (Throat) The pharynx, usually called the throat, is part of the respiratory system and digestive system. It carries air, food and fluid down from the nose and mouth.

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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Air, food and liquid all pass through this common passage, the oropharynx. The two passages separate again here, in the hypopharynx. Food and liquid pass backward into the esophagus on their way to the stomach. Air passes forward through the larynx and into the trachea, on its way to the lungs.

Detailed explanation-4: -The oropharynx is the middle portion of the pharynx, working with both the respiratory and digestive systems.

Detailed explanation-5: -The pharynx is divided into three parts: nasopharynx, oropharynx and laryngopharynx. o Nasopharynx-located behind the nasal cavity, it connects the nasal cavity to the oropharynx. laryngopharynx and serves as a passageway for both food and air.