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==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
 
[[Image:Developing Head.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Developing Head - Copyright RVC]]
 
[[Image:Developing Head.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Developing Head - Copyright RVC]]
The pharynx is part of both the [[Cardiorespiratory System - Anatomy & Physiology|respiratory]] and [[Alimentary System Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|digestive]] system. Both systems have entrances to the pharynx but they are separated from each other by the [[Soft Palate - Anatomy & Physiology|soft palate]].  
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The pharynx is part of both the [[Cardiorespiratory System - Anatomy & Physiology|respiratory]] and [[Alimentary System Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|digestive]] system. Both systems have entrances to the pharynx but they are separated from each other by the [[Soft Palate|soft palate]].  
 
During exercise or during respiratory distress, the mouth can be used as an additional opening of the respiratory system and then the [[Oral Cavity - Oropharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|oropharynx]] also becomes an air-way.
 
During exercise or during respiratory distress, the mouth can be used as an additional opening of the respiratory system and then the [[Oral Cavity - Oropharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|oropharynx]] also becomes an air-way.
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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 divides the pharynx into dorsal and ventral sections
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*During [[Deglutition|swallowing]] the [[Soft Palate|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]]
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**Laterally, two pairs of palatopharyngeal arches are present from the [[Soft Palate|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]]
 
**The rostral compartment is the [[Oral Cavity - Oropharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|oropharynx]]
 
**The rostral compartment is the [[Oral Cavity - Oropharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|oropharynx]]
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*Rostral constrictor muscles are the '''hyopharyngeous''', '''pterygopharyngeous''' and the '''palatopharyngeous muscles'''
 
*Rostral constrictor muscles are the '''hyopharyngeous''', '''pterygopharyngeous''' and the '''palatopharyngeous muscles'''
**Originate from the [[Tonsils - Anatomy & Physiology#Pterygoid Bone (os pterygoideum)|pterygoid]] region of the skull and the aponeurosis of the [[Soft Palate - Anatomy & Physiology|soft palate]]
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**Originate from the [[Tonsils - Anatomy & Physiology#Pterygoid Bone (os pterygoideum)|pterygoid]] region of the skull and the aponeurosis of the [[Soft Palate|soft palate]]
 
**Shorten the pharynx
 
**Shorten the pharynx
  
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