Which of the following is a common passage for both food and air?

Larynx

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Pharynx

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Trachea

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Esophagus

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Solution

The correct option is B
Pharynx

Air, food, and liquid all pass through this common passage, the pharynx. Food and liquid pass into the esophagus on their way to the stomach. Air passes through the larynx and into the trachea, on its way to the lungs.

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Which of the following is the correct sequence of air passage during inhalation ?
(a) nostrils $\to$ larynx $\to$ pharynx $\to$ trachea $\to$ lungs
(b) nasal passage $\to$ trachea pharynx $\to$ lirynx $\to$ alveoli
(c) larynx $\to$ nostrils $\to$ pharynx $\to$ lungs
(d) nostrils $\to$ pharynx $\to$ larynx $\to$ trachea $\to$ alevoli

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Which is the correct sequence of air passage during inhalation?

(a) $N o s t r i l s \to l a r y n x \to p h a r y n x \to t r a c h e a \to l u n g s$
(b) $N a s a l p a s s a g e \to t r a c h e a \to p h a r y n x \to l a r y n x \to a l v e o l i$
(c) $L a r y n x \to n o s t r i l s \to p h a r y n x \to l u n g s$
(d) $N o s t r i l s \to p h a r y n x \to l a r y n x \to t r a c h e a \to a l v e o l i$

Q. Assertion: Breathing and swallowing of food can’t occur simultaneously.
Reason: Pharynx acts as the common passage for food and air.

Which of the following organs forms the common passage for both food and air?

Q. State whether the following statements are true or false.
Statement 1 - Pharynx is the common passage for food and air.
Statement 2 - The opening of the windpipe is covered by epiglottis.

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Which of the following is a common passage for both food and air?

The correct option is B Pharynx Air, food, and liquid all pass through this common passage, the pharynx. Food and liquid pass into the esophagus on their way to the stomach. Air passes through the larynx and into the trachea, on its way to the lungs.

The correct option is B
Pharynx

Air, food, and liquid all pass through this common passage, the pharynx. Food and liquid pass into the esophagus on their way to the stomach. Air passes through the larynx and into the trachea, on its way to the lungs.