A potato is bad when it has shriveled up or is soft. When it is really bad, it will be mushy. A potato is bad when it has shriveled up or is soft. When it is really bad, it will be mushy.
Food and liquid both go down the esophagus to the stomach, while air goes down the windpipe or bronchial tubes to the lungs. Both the esophagus and windpipe are connected. Occasionally, a small amount of food or liquid may start to go down the windpipe. Typical involuntary responses would include gagging, coughing, and choking. Difficulty in coughing up the food or liquid may cause a person to panic, while food lodged in the bronchial valve may quickly cause unconsciousness caused by the person being unable to cough out blockage, leading to a lack of of oxygen to the brain.
â¢ Once we put food or liquid into our mouths, we have to chew it and move it around so that it is ready to be swallowed. â¢ When it is ready, we start to swallow and the food or liquid goes down into our throats.â¢ We have to close off our airway so that the food or liquid wonât go down into our lungs. â¢ The food and liquid moves through our throat into our esophagus, which is the tube that goes into our stomach. Once we put food or liquid into our mouths, we have to chew it and move it around so that it is ready to be swallowed. â¢ When it is ready, we start to swallow and the food or liquid goes down into our throats.