pharynx
IPA: fˈɛrɪŋks
noun
- (anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
- (zootomy) The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ.
Advertisement
Examples of "pharynx" in Sentences
- The pharynx is a common site of infection.
- The pharynx is muscular and lined by teeth.
- The bulk of the body consists of the large pharynx.
- To humans, the pharynx is important in vocalization.
- The floor of the mouth and pharynx have been removed.
- The nasal passage join to the larynx via the pharynx.
- The pharynx connects the mouth to the gastrovascular cavity.
- SVA fibres in the vagus originate in the epiglottis and pharynx.
- The pharynx is the part of the throat immediately behind the mouth.
- The mouth leads to the muscular pharynx, and through the esophagus to the crop.
Advertisement
Advertisement