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fauces

[faw-seez] / ˈfɔ siz /


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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.

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.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Further testing of vagus motor function has the patient repeating consonant sounds that require movement of the muscles around the fauces.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Tres habuit fauces, et terno Cerberus ore Latratus intra Tartara nigra dabat.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.




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