NEETZoologyBreathing and Exchange of Gases
Read the following statements and choose the following option: 1. External nostrils lead to nasal chamber 2. Larynx is the common passage for food and air 3. During swallowing epiglottis can be covered by a thin elastic cartilaginous flap called glottis to prevent the entry of food into the larynx. 4. Trachea is a straight tube extending up to the mid-thoracic cavity, which divides at the level of 10th thoracic verte
Options
- AOnly 2 is correct
- BBoth 1 and 4 is correct
- COnly 1 is correct
- DBoth 3 and 4 is incorrect
Correct answer
C. Only 1 is correct
Step-by-step solution
We have a pair of external nostrils opening out above the upper lips. It leads to a nasal chamber through the nasal passage.