MEDICAL
LUNGS
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Name the structure found at the back of the throat which is the common passageway for food, water and air.
|
|
The pharynx
|
|
|
The larynx
|
|
|
The alveoli
|
|
|
The nasal cavity
|
Explanation:
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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Oropharynx: Food and air pass through the oropharynx together. This channel is used for food, drink, and air. Even though air enters through the nasal cavity and food, and water enters through the oral cavity, the two passages unite at a point to form the structure – the oropharynx.
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. 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.
There is 1 question to complete.