The pharynx is a cone-shaped muscular tube that connects the nasal ? and oral ? cavities to the esophagus and larynx. It starts at the base of the skull ? and terminates at the inferior border of the cricoid cartilage at the sixth cervical vertebrae (C6). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pharynx serves respiratory ? and digestive functions ?, and the chamber of the pharynx is lined entirely by mucosa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three main parts comprise the pharynx: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Nasopharynx<\/strong> is located between the base of the skull and the soft palate. It is continuous with the nasal cavity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Oropharynx<\/strong> is found between the soft palate and the superior border of the epiglottis. It contains the posterior 1\/3 of the tongue?, the lingual and palatine tonsils, and the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle encircles it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Laryngopharynx<\/strong> is located between the superior border of the epiglottis and the inferior border of the cricoid cartilage at the sixth cervical vertebra (C6). It continues inferiorly as the esophagus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Pharyngitis is an infection or irritation of the pharynx or tonsils, and it accounts for more than 12 million healthcare encounters annually in the United States. Most commonly caused by a viral infection.\u00a0?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Explore the most advanced Head & Neck 3D anatomy model on the market, updated for 2021, featuring over 2,000 remodeled structures, including a revamped larynx and pharynx. Try it for FREE today<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The pharynx is a cone-shaped muscular tube that connects the nasal ? and oral ? cavities to the esophagus and larynx. It starts at the base of the skull ? and terminates at the inferior border of the cricoid cartilage at the sixth cervical vertebrae (C6). \u9605\u8bfb\u8be6\u60c5<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[316],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpsite.nonprod.completeanatomy.cn\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8810"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpsite.nonprod.completeanatomy.cn\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpsite.nonprod.completeanatomy.cn\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpsite.nonprod.completeanatomy.cn\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpsite.nonprod.completeanatomy.cn\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8810"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/corpsite.nonprod.completeanatomy.cn\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9436,"href":"https:\/\/corpsite.nonprod.completeanatomy.cn\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8810\/revisions\/9436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpsite.nonprod.completeanatomy.cn\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpsite.nonprod.completeanatomy.cn\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpsite.nonprod.completeanatomy.cn\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}