fauces
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Toward the front, the palatoglossal arch lies next to the base of the tongue; behind it, the palatopharyngeal arch forms the superior and lateral margins of the fauces.
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A palatine tonsil is one of a pair of structures located laterally in the oropharynx in the area of the fauces.
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The main open area of the mouth, or oral cavity proper, runs from the gums and teeth to the fauces.
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Stimulation of either side of the fauces should elicit an equivalent response.
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Oct. 31st, remains languid; fauces deeply reddened; a faint scarlatinous eruption over back, wrists, and feet; temperature 100.5°.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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