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Oropharynx - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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<big><center>[[Alimentary - Anatomy & Physiology|'''BACK TO ALIMENTARY - ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY''']]</center></big>
<big><center>[[Alimentary - Anatomy & Physiology|'''BACK TO ALIMENTARY - ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY''']]</center></big>
==Introduction==
The pharynx is a chamber connecting the oral cavity, nasal cavity, oesophagus and larynx. The pharynx is divided into the nasal pharynx, oral pharynx and oesophageal/laryngeal pharynx which all have different functions, innervation and develope differently.
The oropharynx is the oral section of the pharynx.
==Functional Anatomy==
*Last molar rostrally
*Epiglottis caudally
*Tongue ventrally
*Soft palate dorsally
==Musculature==
==Innervation==
==Histology==