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==Structure==
==Structure==
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*Opening of the [[Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology|larynx]] is on the floor of the pharynx
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*Caudal and dorsal to the laryngeal opening is the opening into the oesophagus
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*In the dorsal region of the [[Nasopharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|nasal pharynx]] there are paired openings into the Auditory(Eustacian) Tubes
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*The lining of the middle ear cavity and auditory tube is continuous with that of the [[Nasopharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|nasal pharynx]]
*Walls are muscular
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