While drinking a cola, you start laughing, causing some of it to come out of your nose. Why does this hurt when drinking cola normally does not?
A. The nasopharynx is lined by pseudostratified columnar epithelium while the oropharynx and laryngopharynx are lined by stratified squamous epithelium.
B. There is a larger blood supply to the nasal cavity than oral cavity.
C. There are more free nerve endings in the nasal cavity than oral cavity.
D. The nasopharynx is lined by a serous membrane while the oropharynx and larngopharynx are lined by a mucous membrane.
A. The nasopharynx is lined by pseudostratified columnar epithelium while the oropharynx and laryngopharynx are lined by stratified squamous epithelium.
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