Definition of Pharynx. Meaning of Pharynx. Synonyms of Pharynx

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Definition of Pharynx

Pharynx
Pharynx Phar"ynx, n.; pl. pharynges. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?: cf. F. pharynx.] (Anat.) The part of the alimentary canal between the cavity of the mouth and the esophagus. It has one or two external openings through the nose in the higher vertebrates, and lateral branchial openings in fishes and some amphibias.

Meaning of Pharynx from wikipedia

- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 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...
- for an ingested substance (typically food) to p**** from the mouth to the pharynx and then into the esophagus. In colloquial English, the term "swallowing"...
- water through a tube, the oral siphon. The water enters the mouth and pharynx, flows through mucus-covered gill slits (also called pharyngeal stigmata)...
- = circulatory system 8 = atriopore 9 = space above pharynx 10 = pharyngeal slit (gill) 11 = pharynx 12 = vestibule 13 = oral cirri 14 = mouth opening 15...
- 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...
- pharyngeal consonant is a consonant that is articulated primarily in the pharynx. Some phoneticians distinguish upper pharyngeal consonants, or "high" pharyngeals...