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Pharynx
Sella turcica
Frontal sinus
Sphenoidal sinus
Nasal septum
Nasopharynx
Soft palate
Palatine glands
Hard palate
Oral cavity
Incisive canal
Palatine tonsil
Body of tongue
Oropharynx
Foramen cecum
Lingual tonsil
Genioglossus
muscle
Root of tongue
Epiglottis
Mandible
Geniohyoid muscle
Hyoid bone
Hyo-epiglottic ligament
Thyrohyoid membrane
Laryngopharynx
Laryngeal inlet (aditus)
Thyroid cartilage
Vocal fold
Transverse arytenoid muscle
Cricoid cartilage
Trachea
Esophagus
Esophageal muscles
Thyroid gland
Superficial (investing) layer of deep cervical fascia
Pretracheal fascia
Suprasternal space (of Burns)
Manubrium of sternum
Pharyngeal opening of pharyngotympanic
(auditory, eustachian) tube
Spheno-occipital synchondrosis
Pharyngeal tonsil
Pharyngeal tubercle of occipital bone
Pharyngeal raphe
Anterior longitudinal ligament
Anterior atlanto-occipital membrane
Apical ligament of dens
Pharyngeal
constrictor
muscles
Bucco-
pharyngeal
fascia
Retro-
pharyngeal
space
Prevertebral
fascia and
anterior
longitudinal
ligament
Anterior
arch of
atlas (C1
vertebra)
Dens of
axis (C2
vertebra)
C1
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
T1
Mylohyoid muscle
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