OrganHead and neck

Pharynx

pharynx

Behind the nasal and oral cavities and the larynx, from the base of the skull to the lower border of the cricoid cartilage (in front) and C6 (behind).

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Structure
Neighborhood

Related clinical cases

Gag reflex

Other structures in this region

Lips
Cheeks
Gums
Teeth
Palate (hard and soft)
Fauces, isthmus of the fauces and palatine tonsils
Cavity of the larynx
Vocal folds and glottis