Pharynx and esophagus Flashcards
Peristalsis
Slow rhythmic squeezing
Function of circular outer layer of pharynx
Constrictor muscles
Not part of the digestive system
Nasopharynx which is part of the respiratory system
What is he function of the pharynx
Serves as passageway for food and air
How is food propelled to esophagus
Two muscle layers
What does the muscles do to move food
Contract alternately called peristalsis
How long is the esophagus
Ten inches
Where does the esophagus run
Pharynx to stomach through diaphragm
The esophagus is a passageway for what
Food only since the respiratory system branches off after the pharynx
How does the esophagus conduct food
Peristalsis
Location of Larynopharynx
Below the Oropharynx and connected to esophagus
The esophagus is also called what
Gullet
Two muscle layers of the pharynx
Longitudinal inner
Circular outer layer
Location Oropharynx
Posterior to oral cavity
