*Joins [[Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology|oesophagus]] at mucosal folds (clearest in the canine, but in other species it is harder to see the demarcation)
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*Lumen closed at rest by the roof and walls falling towards the floor
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*The floor of the laryngeal pharynx contains the opening into the larynx- [[Epiglottis|epiglottis]], arytenoid cartilages and the aryepiglottic folds