nasopharynx
the section of the pharynx that lies above the soft palate [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/cwg ]
Term info
nasopharynx
- nasal part of pharynx
- rhinopharynx
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The uppermost of the three regions of the throat (pharynx), situated behind the nasal cavity and extending from the posterior nares to the level above the soft palate. [TFD][VHOG]
uberon
epipharynx, Nasenrachenraum, pars nasalis pharyngis
nasopharyngeal
UBERON:0001728
In humans - in front it communicates through the choanae with the nasal cavities. On its lateral wall is the pharyngeal ostium of the auditory tube, somewhat triangular in shape, and bounded behind by a firm prominence, the torus tubarius or cushion, caused by the medial end of the cartilage of the tube which elevates the mucous membrane
Term relations
- proximo-distal subdivision of respiratory tract
- contributes to morphology of some chordate pharynx
- part of some chordate pharynx
- part of some upper respiratory tract