Question

What is pharynx????????????

Answer 1

Answer:

The pharynx is a hollow tube that starts behind the nose, goes down the neck, and ends at the top of the trachea and esophagus. The three parts of the pharynx are the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and hypopharynx.

Answer 2

Answer:

pharynx :

(1) The pharynx is a short, vertical tube about 12 cm in length. The respiratory and food passages cross each other in the pharynx.

(2) The upper part of the pharynx is known as naso-pharynx. It conducts the air.

(3) The lower part is called laryngo-pharynx or oro-pharynx. It conducts food to the oesophagus.

(4) The tonsils are present in the pharynx. They are made of lymphatic tissue. They kill the bacteria that are rapped in mucus.