Which is a common passage in swallowing food
and breathing ?
(a) Larynx (b) Gullet
(c) Glottis (d) Pharynx
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pharynx is the most common passage in breathing and swallowing
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Pharynx is a common passage in swallowing food and breathing.
Option (d).
Explanation:
- Pharynx is a part of the throat that is present between the mouth and nasal cavity.
- It collects the food and air by mouth.
- While breathing the air flows through the pharynx and it can easily enter into the windpipe.
- When we swallow any food items, the pharynx deviates from the airway to the food pipe.
- When the food reaches the pharynx, there will be some involuntary muscle takes place to close the air passageways.
- Epiglottis is an flap-like structure that close the opening of windpipe during the swallowing of food.
- So, the correct answer is option d.
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