Question

The two openings of the pharynx, one leading to trachea and the other leading to oesophagus, lie very close to each other. Yet food we swallow normally does not enter into our trachea. Why?

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Answer 1

Answer:

hi so ,the peristatic waves in the oesophagus r the main reason for this

Answer 2

Answer:

Because above the larynx(opening of the wind pipe) there is present a cartilagenous flap like structure called epiglottis which closes the mouth of the larynx (glottis) whenever we swallow something!

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