Pharynx Flashcards

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Pharynx

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Throat, receives air and food

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Nasopharynx

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Posterior to the nasal vavity and continues to behind the mouth, used for the transport of air

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Oropharynx

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Visible when looking into the mouth, shared by the respiratory and digestive system, transports air, food , and fluids into the laryngopharnyx

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laryngopharynx

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Shared by respiratory and digestive, air, food, and fluids continue downward to the esophagus and trachea where air enters the trachea and food and fluids flow into the esophagus

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