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explain how nutrition take place a) pharynx​

Answer 1

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The chewing and wetting action provided by the teeth and saliva prepare the food into a mass called the bolus for swallowing. The tongue helps in swallowing—moving the bolus from the mouth into the pharynx. The pharynx opens to two passageways: the esophagus and the trachea.

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Answer 2

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The act of swallowing takes place in the pharynx partly as a reflex and partly under voluntary control. Your tongue and soft palate -- the soft part of the roof of your mouth -- push food into your pharynx and into your esophagus......The pharynx (throat) is involved in both digestion and respiration. It receives food and air from the mouth, and air from the nasal cavities. When food enters the pharynx, involuntary muscle contractions close off the air passageways.Pharynx. The pharynx, or throat, is the passageway leading from the mouth and nose to the esophagus and larynx. .....The pharynx permits the passage of swallowed solids and liquids into the esophagus, or gullet, and conducts air to and from the trachea, or windpipe, during respiration...........

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