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Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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*Stylopharyngeous muscle comes from arch 3 and is innervated by the accessory nerve ([[Nervous System - CNS - Anatomy & Physiology#Innervation - Cranial Nerves|CN XI]])
*Stylopharyngeous muscle comes from arch 3 and is innervated by the accessory nerve ([[Nervous System - CNS - Anatomy & Physiology#Innervation - Cranial Nerves|CN XI]])
*Glossopharyngeal nerve ([[Nervous System - CNS - Anatomy & Physiology#Innervation - Cranial Nerves|CN IX]]) supplies taste to the pharynx
*Glossopharyngeal nerve ([[Nervous System - CNS - Anatomy & Physiology#Innervation - Cranial Nerves|CN IX]]) supplies taste to the pharynx
[[Image:Pharyngeal Tonsil.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Histology of Pharyngeal Tonsil - Copyright RVC]]
==Histology==
*Fibroelastic aponeurosis supports the mucosa
*Fibroelastic aponeurosis supports the mucosa
*[[Oral Cavity - Oropharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|oropharynx]] and the [[Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Laryngeal Pharynx|laryngeal pharynx]] have [[Oral Cavity - Salivary Glands - Anatomy & Physiology|salivary glands]] present
*[[Oral Cavity - Oropharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|oropharynx]] and the [[Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Laryngeal Pharynx|laryngeal pharynx]] have [[Oral Cavity - Salivary Glands - Anatomy & Physiology|salivary glands]] present
[[Image:Pharynx Anatomy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Palatine Tonsil - Copyright C.Clarkson and T.F.Fletcher University of Minnesota]]
==Species Differences==
==Species Differences==
'''Ruminants'''
'''Ruminants'''
*[[Tonsils - Anatomy & Physiology|Tonsils]] are a compact mass which point towards the lumen of the pharynx
*[[Tonsils - Anatomy & Physiology|Tonsils]] are a compact mass which point towards the lumen of the pharynx
==Links==
==Links==