GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -(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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The pharynx is part of two body systems (the respiratory system and the digestive system) because it carries both air and food.

Detailed explanation-4: -The pharynx is a fibromuscular tube that extends from the base of the skull to the oesophagus. The larynx is an apparatus made of cartilages, muscles, mucous membrane and ligaments that guards the entrance to the lower respiratory passages such as bronchi, trachea and lungs.

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.