4-422: In vertebrate anatomy , the throat is the front part of the neck , internally positioned in front of the vertebrae . 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 . The throat contains various blood vessels , pharyngeal muscles , the nasopharyngeal tonsil ,
8-428: The tonsils , the palatine uvula , the trachea, the esophagus , and the vocal cords . Mammal throats consist of two bones , the hyoid bone and the clavicle . The "throat" is sometimes thought to be synonymous for the fauces . It works with the mouth, ears and nose , as well as a number of other parts of the body. Its pharynx is connected to the mouth, allowing speech to occur, and food and liquid to pass down
12-497: The subglottic larynx, in children it is the narrowest section of the upper part of the throat. The jugulum is a low part of the throat, located slightly above the breast. The term jugulum is reflected both by the internal and external jugular veins , which pass through the jugulum . Vertebrate anatomy Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
16-446: The throat. It is joined to the nose by the nasopharynx at the top of the throat, and to the ear by its Eustachian tube . The throat's trachea carries inhaled air to the bronchi of the lungs. The esophagus carries food through the throat to the stomach . Adenoids and tonsils help prevent infection and are composed of lymph tissue. The larynx contains vocal cords, the epiglottis (preventing food/liquid inhalation), and an area known as
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