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.
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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If the examiner moves the tongue depressor to contact the lateral wall of the fauces, this should elicit the gag reflex.
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The fauces is the opening at the connection between the oral cavity and the oropharynx.
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Nov. 2d, fauces deep-red; tonsils and uvula swollen; diarrhoea and vomiting.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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