Pharynx anatomy: Muscles, arteries and nerves

The part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the oesophagus → Compare nasopharynx ▷ Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences,

Figure 4: Posterior view of pharynx Figure 5: Posterior view of pharyngeal muscles A External layer B Internal layer

pharynx It passes into the pharynx above the upper border of the superior constrictor and inserts into the posterior surface of the palatine aponeurosis between the two

pharynx It attaches the pharynx to the: base of the skull the auditory tube lateral margins of posterior nasal openings 4 Pharynheal muscles 5