fauces
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The fauces is the opening at the connection between the oral cavity and the oropharynx.
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Stimulation of either side of the fauces should elicit an equivalent response.
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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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Further testing of vagus motor function has the patient repeating consonant sounds that require movement of the muscles around the fauces.
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Catarrhal or diphtheritic inflammation of the fauces and pharynx occurs in a large number of cases, and frequently gives rise to a great deal of difficulty in swallowing.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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