EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -What is the throat? The throat (pharynx and larynx) is a ring-like muscular tube that acts as the passageway for air, food and liquid.

Detailed explanation-2: -The TRACHEA (windpipe) is the passage leading from your pharynx to the lungs. The RIBS are bones supporting and protecting your chest cavity. They move a small amount and help the lungs to expand and contract. The trachea divides into the two main BRONCHI (tubes), one for each lung.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The oropharynx is behind the soft palate of the mouth and is below the nasopharynx. It serves as a passageway for food moving from the mouth to the esophagus and for air moving to and from the nasal cavity.

Detailed explanation-5: -(FAYR-inx) The hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that goes to the stomach). The pharynx is about 5 inches long, depending on body size. Also called throat.