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pharynx
pharynx (fa-rinks) n. a muscular tube, lined with mucous membrane, that extends from the beginning of the oesophagus (gullet) up to the base of the skull. It communicates with the posterior nares, Eustachian tube, mouth, larynx, and oesophagus. The pharynx acts as a passageway for food, as an air passage from the nasal cavity and mouth to the larynx, and as a resonating chamber for the sounds produced in the larynx. See
hypopharynx,
nasopharynx,
oropharynx.
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The twisted pharynx phenotype in C. elegans.(Research article)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: BMC Developmental Biology; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...corresponding author) [1,3] Background The pharynx is a simple muscular epithelial tube responsible...nuclei from five cell types present in the pharynx: muscle cells, nerve cells, marginal...cells and gland cells [1, 2]. The pharynx is sometimes considered to be evolutionarily...
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Particle retention and flow in the pharynx of the enteropneust worm Harrimania planktophilus: the filter-feeding pharynx may have evolved before the chordates.
Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...swiftly drawn into the dorsal branchial pharynx, with no indication that mucus was playing...Particles were trapped in the branchial pharynx, and transported ventrally to two grooves...which separate the dorsal branchial pharynx from the ventral digestive pharyax. The...
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Biomechanical Model for Muscular Dysfunction of the Human Pharynx Using Finite Element Analysis
Magazine article from: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Unite element method reconstruction of the pharynx, and the ulilization of a optimization...gradients created internally when the pharynx functions during swallowing. Methods...deformation of the cross-sectional area of the pharynx were analyzed while increasing the mechanical...
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Results of a company designed evaluation of the SLIPA.(Correspondence)(Streamlined Liner of the Pharynx Airway)
Magazine article from: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...SLIPA[TM] (Streamlined Liner of the Pharynx Airway, SLIPA Medical Limited, Douglas...controlled ventilation (3). It lines the pharynx and contains a cavity that allows up to...of the SLIPA (Streamlined Liner of the Pharynx Airway) and the SS-LM (SoftSeal Laryngeal...
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Gonococcal Infection of the Pharynx.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Consultant; 4/15/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...suspected streptococcal infection of the pharynx ("strep throat"). Although the patient...for the organism. In addition to the pharynx, which is affected in 10% to 20% of...contact. Most gonococcal infections of the pharynx are asymptomatic; occasionally, patients...
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Risk for cancer of the pharynx and oral cavity among male painters in the Nordic countries.
Magazine article from: Archives of Environmental Health; 5/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...effects on the mucosa of the mouth and pharynx as does alcohol. The mechanism of alcohol...addition to the lung and larynx, the pharynx and oral cavity would be the sites most...incidence of cancer of the oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, liver, larynx, lung...
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Pharyngeal TB Should Be Considered In Workup For Pharynx Lesions.
Newspaper article from: TB & Outbreaks Week; 9/11/2001; 652 words
; ...Patients who present with lesions of the pharynx may have pharyngeal tuberculosis, especially...differential diagnosis of lesions of the pharynx especially in those countries where TB...differential diagnosis of lesions of the pharynx, especially in regions of high TB endemicity...
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Treatment of B-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis with cefaclor or penicillin: efficacy and interaction with beta-lactamase-producing organisms in the pharynx.
Magazine article from: Journal of Family Practice; 2/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...suggested that [Beta]-lactamase in the pharynx, produced by other organisms, may play...activity, in the eradication of GABHS in the pharynx of patients with clinical pharyngitis...lactamase-producing organisms in the pharynx and of these organisms on treatment outcomes...
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The effects of head positioning on pressure generation in the pharynx during normal swallowing: A pilot study
Magazine article from: Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development; 6/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; PURPOSE-We seek to compare forces generated in the pharynx and applied to the bolus during normal swallows with various...effects of head positioning on pressure generation in the pharynx during the swallowing of dysphagics: with the data to...
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Potential Mechanisms for Failure to Eradicate Group A Streptococci From the Pharynx.
Magazine article from: Pediatrics; 10/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...failure of antimicrobial therapy to eradicate GABHS from the pharynx, we investigated the potential roles of [Beta]-lactamase...rayon-tipped swabs rubbed over the posterior portion of the pharynx and over both tonsils (tonsillar fossae). One swab was placed...
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Mouth, Pharynx, and Teeth
Book article from: Animal Sciences
Mouth, Pharynx, and Teeth The digestive system functions to receive, store, and...the tongue pushes the food to the back of the mouth and into the pharynx. The pharynx acts as an intersection between the esophagus and the trachea . The...
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pharynx
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
pharynx Derived from the Greek for throat, the pharynx is the continuous space behind the nose and the mouth that...into the larynx (the glottis), the laryngeal part of the pharynx leads down behind that opening to reach the oesophagus...
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PHARYNX
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
PHARYNX. An anatomical term for the cavity of the upper throat through which air passes from the LARYNX to the mouth and nose. Sounds made in the pharynx are pharyngeal , such as the open back vowel of palm in RP and certain fricative consonants in ARABIC . See GUTTURAL .
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Chordata
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...notochord; and gill slits leading into the pharynx, or anterior part of the digestive tract...the adult is occupied by a very large pharynx with numerous gill slits that act as a...taken into the incurrent siphon enters the pharynx and passes out through the gill slits...
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Pharyngectomy
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...total or partial surgical removal of the pharynx, the cavity at the back of the mouth...into the esophagus at its lower end. The pharynx is cone-shaped, has an average length...procedure is performed to treat cancers of the pharynx that include: Throat cancer. Throat...
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