- The
human pharynx is
conventionally divided into
three sections: the
nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx. In humans, two sets of
pharyngeal muscles...
-
carcinoma (NPC), or
nasopharynx cancer, is the most
common cancer originating in the
nasopharynx, most
commonly in the postero-lateral
nasopharynx or pharyngeal...
- the
nasopharynx,
where the nose
blends into the throat. In children, it
normally forms a soft
mound in the roof and back wall of the
nasopharynx, just...
- to
adapt closely to the
posterior pharyngeal wall to help
close the
nasopharynx during swallowing. Its
muscles are
controlled by the
pharyngeal branch...
- contracts,
elevating the soft
palate to help
prevent food from
entering the
nasopharynx. The
levator veli
palatini muscle occurs in the soft
palate of the mouth...
-
Thornwaldt or Thornwald) is a
benign cyst
located in the
upper posterior nasopharynx. It was
first described by
Gustav Ludwig Tornwaldt. It can be seen on...
- of
Laparoscopic and
Endoscopic Surgery Annals of
Lymphoma Annals of
Nasopharynx Cancer Annals of
Palliative Medicine Annals of
Pancreatic Cancer Annals...
- all
other egress from the
pharynx must be occluded—this
includes the
nasopharynx and the larynx. When the
pharyngeal phase begins,
other activities such...
- and
liquid to p**** down the throat. It is
joined to the nose by the
nasopharynx at the top of the throat, and to the ear by its
Eustachian tube. The...
-
provides the
nasal p****age for
inhaled air from the
nostrils to the
nasopharynx and rest of the
respiratory tract. The
paranasal sinuses surround and...
