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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This is followed by inspection, with the aid of a tongue depressor, of the back of the mouth, or the opening of the oral cavity into the pharynx known as 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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The fauces is the opening at the connection between the oral cavity and the oropharynx.

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The fauces are injected, and the tonsils are red and swollen, but with no evidence of ulceration.

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