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*Walls contain striated muscle
 
*Walls contain striated muscle
 
[[Image:Pharynx Anatomy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Pharynx Labelled - Copyright C.Clarkson and T.F.Fletcher University of Minnesota]]
 
[[Image:Pharynx Anatomy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Pharynx Labelled - Copyright C.Clarkson and T.F.Fletcher University of Minnesota]]
*During [[Deglutition|swallowing]] the [[Soft Palate - Anatomy & Physiology|soft palate]] is raised which divided the pharynx into dorsal and ventral sections
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*During [[Deglutition|swallowing]] the [[Soft Palate - Anatomy & Physiology|soft palate]] is raised which divides the pharynx into dorsal and ventral sections
 
**Laterally, two pairs of palatopharyngeal arches are present from the [[Soft Palate - Anatomy & Physiology|soft palate]] to the [[Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology|oesophagus]]
 
**Laterally, two pairs of palatopharyngeal arches are present from the [[Soft Palate - Anatomy & Physiology|soft palate]] to the [[Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology|oesophagus]]
 
**The dorsal compartment is the [[Nasopharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|nasopharynx]]
 
**The dorsal compartment is the [[Nasopharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|nasopharynx]]
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