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Encyclopedia > Isthmus of the fauces

Isthmus of the fauces
The mouth cavity. The cheeks have been slit transversely and the tongue pulled forward. (Isthmus faucium labeled at center left.)
Latin isthmus faucium
Gray's subject #242 1110
Dorlands/Elsevier i_14/12462809

The isthmus of the fauces is the limit between the mouth cavity proper and the pharynx, marked by a constricted aperture. Image File history File links Gray1014. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... Elseviers logo. ... The pharynx (plural: pharynges) is the part of the neck and throat situated immediately posterior to the mouth and nasal cavity, and cranial, or superior, to the esophagus, larynx, and trachea. ...


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The fauces (a Latin plural word for throat; the singular faux is rarely found), in anatomy, is the hinder part of the mouth, which leads into the pharynx. ... In anatomy, isthmus refers to a constriction between organs. ...

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