What are the parts in your throat?
The throat (pharynx) is a muscular tube that runs from the back of your nose down into your neck. It contains three sections: the nasopharynx, oropharynx and laryngopharynx, which is also called the hypopharynx.
What is the front part of your throat?
In vertebrate anatomy, the throat is the front part of the neck, positioned in front of the vertebra. It contains the pharynx and larynx. An important section of it is the epiglottis, separating the esophagus from the trachea (windpipe), preventing food and drinks being inhaled into the lungs.
What is the area below your throat called?
hypopharynx
The hypopharynx is the area at the lower part of the throat. The esophagus is the tube that carries food and liquids from the throat to the stomach. The trachea is the tube that carries air between the throat and the lungs.
What happens inside your neck when you swallow?
First, the tongue pushes the food into the throat. Next, the epiglottis, a small but important flap of tissue, folds over the voice box at the top of the windpipe. This keeps food from going down the wrong way. Finally, the esophagus contracts and moves food toward the stomach.
Which part of the tongue from the front wall of the pharynx?
The anterior wall consists of the base of the tongue and the epiglottic vallecula; the lateral wall is made up of the tonsil, tonsillar fossa, and tonsillar (faucial) pillars; the superior wall consists of the inferior surface of the soft palate and the uvula.
Are there two different tubes in your throat?
Sometimes you may swallow and cough because something “went down the wrong pipe.” The body has two “pipes” – the trachea (windpipe), which connects the throat to the lungs; and the esophagus, which connects the throat to the stomach.
Where are the vocal cords located in the throat?
larynx
The vocal folds, also known as vocal cords, are located within the larynx (also colloquially known as the voice box) at the top of the trachea. They are open during inhalation and come together to close during swallowing and phonation.
What are the two bones below your neck?
The hyoid bone provides attachment to the muscles of the floor of the mouth and the tongue above, the larynx below, and the epiglottis and pharynx behind….Hyoid bone.
| Hyoid | |
|---|---|
| The hyoid bone, present at the front of the neck, has a body and two sets of horns | |
| Details | |
| Precursor | 2nd and 3rd branchial arch |
| Identifiers |
Which neck muscle is involved in swallowing?
[16] The infrahyoid muscles, commonly referred to as the strap muscles, function opposite to that of the suprahyoid muscles and act to depress the hyoid bone during swallowing. These muscles include the omohyoid, sternohyoid, and sternothyroid muscles (ansa cervicalis), and the thyrohyoid muscle (CN XII).
What’s the difference between esophagus and trachea?
The esophagus is the tube that connects the throat to the stomach. The trachea is the tube that connects the throat to the windpipe and lungs.
What is the opening to the pharynx from the mouth called?
fauces
The pocket-like part of the mouth that is framed on the inside by the gums and teeth, and on the outside by the cheeks and lips is called the oral vestibule. Moving farther into the mouth, the opening between the oral cavity and throat (oropharynx) is called the fauces (like the kitchen “faucet”).