You can't breathe and swallow simultaneously

[Cookie2122]

This is because the food and fluids we swallow and the air we breathe in both travel down the same part of our throat," according to registered psychiatric nurse James Steinmetz.

 

[missyrain]

Wow, that’s an interesting fact! It’s wild to think that the same pathway is used for both eating and breathing. It makes sense why we sometimes have to pause when we eat and talk at the same time. It’s a great reminder of how our bodies work together! Have you ever had that funny moment when you tried to do both?

 

[Kenz]

Now that makes sense if you think about it. Our body is really mysterious. It's really fun to read stuff about the human anatomy.