it has been my understanding that the esophagus and the trachea do not
merge. Pathways for air or completely separate different pathways for food.
I have attached a diagram, hoping it goes through the system. Sorry I could
not read the NY Times article due to the pay wall.
Bob Perry
On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 6:21 PM Marty Flam <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Thanks Larry. Is this newly described ORAL PLUG what separates trachea
connecting head top blow hole to lungs from mouth esophagus stomach gut
tube? Any nearby whale anatomy pulmonologists and gastroenterologists?
Marty F
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On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 17:30, LARRY DRISCOLL
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My wife, Kay, passed this on to me. I thought whales breathing and eating
systems were not connected. Am I just ignorant or did some of you think as
I did?
Larry Driscoll
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*Subject:* *NYTimes: Why Whales Don’t Choke*
Why Whales Don’t Choke
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/science/whales-swallow-choke.html?referringSource=articleShare
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