The pharynx (pl.: pharynges) is the part of the throat behind the mouth and nasal cavity, and above the esophagus and trachea (the tubes going down to...

In the pharynx, the sinus of Morgagni is the enclosed space between the upper border of the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, the base of the skull...

elevate and pull toward the intact side regardless of the side of the pharynx that is touched. This is because the sensory component is intact on both...

The pharynx is innervated by the pharyngeal plexus of the vagus nerve.: 1465  Muscles in the pharynx push the food into the esophagus. The pharynx joins...

pharyngeal consonant is a consonant that is articulated primarily in the pharynx. Some phoneticians distinguish upper pharyngeal consonants, or "high" pharyngeals...

alimentary canal is straight, consisting of an eversible pharynx, an intestine, and a short rectum. The pharynx is muscular and lined by teeth. Three of the five...

other animal that allows for a substance to pass from the mouth, to the pharynx, and into the esophagus, while shutting the epiglottis. Swallowing is an...

protecting the trachea against food aspiration. The opening of larynx into pharynx known as the laryngeal inlet is about 4–5 centimeters in diameter. The...

nerve (cranial nerve IX). It acts to elevate the larynx and pharynx, and dilate the pharynx, thus facilitating swallowing. The stylopharyngeus is a long...

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examining inside the mouth for any abnormalities and assessing the rest of the pharynx and larynx with a nasendoscope. Further investigations will be directed...

water through a tube, the oral siphon. The water enters the mouth and pharynx, flows through mucus-covered gill slits (also called pharyngeal stigmata)...

neck, internally positioned in front of the vertebrae. It contains the pharynx and larynx. An important section of it is the epiglottis, separating the...

The pharyngeal muscles are a group of muscles that form the pharynx, which is posterior to the oral cavity, determining the shape of its lumen, and affecting...

diverticulum, also pharyngeal pouch, is a diverticulum of the mucosa of the human pharynx, just above the cricopharyngeal muscle (i.e. above the upper sphincter...

Pharyngealization is a secondary articulation of consonants or vowels by which the pharynx or epiglottis is constricted during the articulation of the sound. In the...

superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle is a quadrilateral muscle of the pharynx. It is the uppermost and thinnest of the three pharyngeal constrictors...

Glottis Larynx, pharynx and tongue. Deep dissection. Posterior view. Larynx, pharynx and tongue. Deep dissection. Posterior view. Larynx, pharynx and tongue...

of GALT and MALT. Illustration of frontal view of tonsils "Definitive pharynx; Thyroid; Middle ear; Tonsils; Thymus". www.embryology.ch. Archived from...

into a flattened pharynx. This consists of an in-folding of the body wall, and is therefore lined by the animal's epidermis. The pharynx typically runs...

sensory information from inner surface of the tympanic membrane, upper pharynx (GVA), and the posterior one-third of the tongue. Visceral afferent (special...

often written ⟨Ḥ⟩, ⟨ḥ⟩. Typically characterized as fricative in the upper pharynx, it is often characterized as a whispered [h]. Features of the voiceless...

Latin), is also the first part of the alimentary canal, which leads to the pharynx and the gullet. In tetrapod vertebrates, the mouth is bounded on the outside...

through which food passes, aided by peristaltic contractions, from the pharynx to the stomach. The esophagus is a fibromuscular tube, about 25 cm (10 in)...

detritus, and most species have unusually muscular stomachs and a complex pharynx to help in digestion. Taxonomically, the family is currently treated as...

tube) is an elevation of the mucous membrane of the nasal part of the pharynx formed by the underlying base of the cartilaginous portion of the Eustachian...

Passavant's ridge is a mucous elevation situated behind the floor of the naso-pharynx. It is also known as Passavant's pad or palatopharyngeal ridge. The prominence...

particles that the cilia then waft upward toward the larynx and then the pharynx where it can be either swallowed into the stomach or expelled as phlegm...

the thyroid cartilage, some of its fibers being lost on the side of the pharynx and others passing across the middle line posteriorly to decussate with...

be seen as a distinct structure later than the other cartilage of the pharynx, visible around the fifth month of development. The position of the epiglottis...