Throat

Question 1

located behind the mouth and nose, serves as a muscular passage for food and air

Answer 1

throat (pharynx)

Question 2

below the nasopharynx lies the

Answer 2

oropharynx

Question 3

below the oropharynx

Answer 3

laryngopharynx

Question 4

masses of limphoid tissue, which are located on both sides of the oropharynx

Answer 4

palatine tonsils

Question 5

lie at the base of the tongue

Answer 5

lingual tonsils

Question 6

found high in the nasopharynx

Answer 6

pharyngeal tonsils or adenoids

Question 7

masses of lymphoid tissue that helps protect against infection

Answer 7

tonsils