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Concept information

Terme préférentiel

Pharynx  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • A funnel-shaped fibromuscular tube that conducts food to the ESOPHAGUS, and air to the LARYNX and LUNGS. It is located posterior to the NASAL CAVITY; ORAL CAVITY; and LARYNX, and extends from the SKULL BASE to the inferior border of the CRICOID CARTILAGE anteriorly and to the inferior border of the C6 vertebra posteriorly. It is divided into the NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; and HYPOPHARYNX (laryngopharynx).

Synonyme(s)

  • Throat

Traductions

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-H06SD364-C

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 01/01/1999, dernière modification le 18/07/2005