Throat - wikipedia Throat For other uses, see Throat ( disambiguation ). Throat The human throat. X-ray showing the throat, seen as a dark band to the front of the spine. Details Identifiers Latin gula jugulum FMA 228738 Anatomical terminology ( edit on Wikidata ) 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. 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. Contents 1 Jugulum 2 References 3 External links 4 See also Jugulum 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. References ^ Jump up to : `` Throat anatomy -- throat parts ''. Healthhype. Retrieved 7 August 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Throat anatomy ''. Medic8. Retrieved 7 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` throat '' at Dorland 's Medical Dictionary Jump up ^ `` Neck anatomy ''. Healthline. Retrieved 7 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Throat anatomy and physiology ''. Children 's Hospital of Philadelphia. Retrieved 7 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Vocal cords ''. Medic8. Retrieved 7 August 2015. Jump up ^ Farlex dictionary, citing : Webster 's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by C. & G. Merriam Co. External links Look up throat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Look up jugular in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. 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Question: part of throat between the mouth and the oesophagus
Answer: epiglottis