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Descriptor
English
:
Pharynx
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Faringe
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Faringe
Synonyms
English
:
Pharynxs
Throat
Throats
Tree Number:
A03.556.750
A04.623
A14.724
Definition
English
:
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).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
inflammation
=
PHARYNGITIS
; /surg: consider also
PHARYNGECTOMY
&
PHARYNGOSTOMY
;
HYPOPHARYNX
;
NASOPHARYNX
; &
OROPHARYNX
are also available
See Related
English
:
Pharyngectomy
Pharyngostomy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
10803
Unique Identifier:
D010614
Occurrence in VHL
:
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