- 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...
- (see long face syndrome).
There is very
little lymphoid tissue in the
nasopharynx of
young babies;
humans are born
without substantial adenoids. The mat...
-
caused by
partial obstruction of the
upper airways, at the
level of the
nasopharynx or oropharynx. It is
distinguished from
stridor by its pitch. Stertor...
- 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...
- 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...
- all
other egress from the
pharynx must be occluded—this
includes the
nasopharynx and the larynx. When the
pharyngeal phase begins,
other activities such...
-
Following viral entry, COVID‑19
infects the
ciliated epithelium of the
nasopharynx and
upper airways.
Autopsies of
people who died of COVID‑19 have found...
