Anatomy of the throat organs

The word “throat” refers to the space where the passages for food and breathing are located; The throat also includes processes, that is, the uvula, two tonsils and the epiglottis. You already know the anatomy of the esophagus and the anatomy of the larynx; as for the uvula, it is a fleshy organ suspended at the very top of the larynx, like a curtain; Its usefulness lies in the fact that it allows air to pass through gradually so that it does not suddenly hit the lungs with cold, and it traps smoke and dust. The tongue is also a barrier against which the sound hits and becomes stronger and louder. It is like a door that locks the exit point with your body; therefore, cutting out the tongue is harmful to the voice. Cutting out the uvula prepares the lungs to perceive cold and its harmful effects and to cough.

The tonsils are two fleshy projections that protrude upward from the base of the tongue. These are two pieces of meat riddled with nerves, like glands, to make them stronger. The tonsils are, in some ways, like the roots of the ears; the path to the esophagus goes between them. The usefulness of the tonsils is that they collect air at the beginning of the pulmonary tube, like a storage facility, so that the air does not rush into the throat all at once when the heart inhales it, and the animal does not suffocate. As for the epiglottis, it is a membranous meat adjacent to the palate under the tongue; it hangs over the head of the breathing tube and covers it. Above the epiglottis is the hyoid bone; this bone has four protrusions, two on top and two on the bottom. As for the respiratory tube and esophagus, we will outline their anatomy later.