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.
Drawing In and Processing Air: How the Structures of the Lower Respiratory System Work. 1. The Trachea, or Windpipe, Is the Main Airway to the Lungs The trachea is a tube less than an inch in diameter, covered by cartilaginous rings.t extends from the bottom of the larynx down behind the sternum, until it branches into smaller tubes, the bronchi. During inhalation, air filtered and warmed by the upper respiratory system passes from the pharynx and larynx into the trachea, then down to the bronchi and into the lungs.