<Tr> <Th> FMA </Th> <Td> 228738 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anatomical terminology (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> In vertebrate anatomy, the throat is the front part of the neck, positioned in front of the vertebra . It contains the pharynx and larynx . An important section of it is the epiglottis, which is a flap separating the esophagus from the trachea (windpipe) preventing food and drink being inhaled into the lungs . The throat contains various blood vessels, pharyngeal muscles, the nasopharyngeal tonsil, 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 isthmus of the fauces . </P> <P> 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 the throat . It is joined to the nose by the nasopharynx at the top of the throat, and to 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 the subglottic larynx--the narrowest section of the upper part of the throat . In the larynx, the vocal cords consist of two membranes that act according to the pressure of the air . </P>

Part of throat between the mouth and the oesophagus