Anatomy of the pharynx & esophagus
The hollow, muscular tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and opens into the larynx and esophagus It includes the nasopharynx (the upper part It attaches the pharynx to the: base of the skull the auditory tube lateral margins of posterior nasal openings 4 Pharynheal muscles 5
THE NASOPHARYNX The nasal part of the pharynx lies behind the nose above the level The pharynx is that part of the digestive tube which is placed behind the nasal cavities, mouth, and larynx It is a musculomembranous tube,
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