- The
human pharynx is
conventionally divided into
three sections: the
nasopharynx, oropharynx, and
laryngopharynx (hypopharynx). In humans, two sets of...
-
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...
- 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...
-
consisting of
lymphoepithelial tissue located near the
oropharynx and
nasopharynx (parts of the throat).
Humans are born with four
types of tonsils: 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...
-
apertures or choanae). They also
connect the nose to the
throat (the
nasopharynx),
aiding in respiration.
Though all four
nostrils were on the outside...
- the
auditory tube or
pharyngotympanic tube, is a tube that
links the
nasopharynx to the
middle ear, of
which it is also a part. In
adult humans, the Eustachian...
- 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...
