fauces

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The fauces is the opening at the connection between the oral cavity and the oropharynx.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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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The second region is the oropharynx, which is continuous with the nasopharynx and is connected to the oral cavity at the fauces.

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Stimulation of either side of the fauces should elicit an equivalent response.

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The fauces appear to have been more or less inflamed in some epidemics; swelling of the parotid glands is an occasional occurrence, and sometimes they undergo suppuration.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various