Choking Anatomy Flashcards

A soft, muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx or throat to the stomach. Food and liquid go down this pipe.

A tube-shaped organ in the neck that forms an air passage to the lungs that contains vocal cords. It is used to breathe, talk and swallow.

A pair of organs within the rib cage into which air is drawn so that oxygen can pass into the blood.

Muscles arising from the lower part of the sternum (breastbone). It acts as the floor of the thoracic cavity and the roof of the abdominal cavity.

The “chest cavity” that is surrounded by ribs and vertebrae that protect and supports many vital organs.

When something is stuck in the throat or trachea blocking the flow of air to the lungs and the person can no longer breathe.