Pharynx
Pharynx:OpenedPosteriorView
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Choanae
Base of skull (basilar part of occipital bone)
Pharyngeal tonsil
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx
Styloid process
Nasal septum
Torus tubarius
Pharyngeal opening
of pharyngotympanic
(auditory, eustachian) tube
Pharyngeal recess
Parotid gland
Torus levatorius (fold
caused by levator
veli palatini muscle)
Salpingopharyngeal fold
Inferior nasal concha
Soft palate
Angle of mandible
Submandibular gland
Uvula
Palatine tonsil
Root of tongue
Palatopharyngeal arch
Prominence caused by greater horn
of hyoid bone
Epiglottis
Laryngeal inlet (aditus)
Aryepiglottic fold
Prominence caused by superior horn
of thyroid cartilage
Piriform fossa (recess)
Cuneiform tubercle
Fold over internal branch
of superior laryngeal nerve
Corniculate tubercle
Interarytenoid notch
Prominence over lamina
of cricoid cartilage
Esophagus
Trachea
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