Different between wind pipe and food pipe?
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Food pipe carries food from the mouth to the stomach. It is a part of the digestive system. The trachea or windpipe carries air in and out from the respiratory system.
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The esophagus (food pipe) and trachea (windpipe) are 2 separate tubes. The esophagus runs behind the trachea inside the chest. The food you eat travels down the esophagus into the stomach. The air you breathe travels down the trachea into the lungs.
The windpipe and food pipe in human body differ from each other in a structural and functional way. Food pipe carries food from the mouth to the stomach. It is a part of the digestive system. The trachea or windpipe carries air in and out from the respiratory system.
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