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oropharynx

Go to external page http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001729

the portion of the pharynx that lies between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/cwg ]

Term info

Label

oropharynx

Synonyms
  • oral part of pharynx
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

depicted by

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Illu_pharynx.jpg

external definition

One of the three anatomic divisions of the pharynx that lies posterior to the mouth and is continuous above with the nasopharynx and below with the laryngopharynx. It extends behind the mouth from the soft palate above to the level of the hyoid bone below and contains the palatine and lingual tonsils. [TFD][VHOG]

has related synonym

pars oralis pharyngis, mesopharynx

has relational adjective

oropharyngeal

id

UBERON:0001729