pharynx

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These nematodes eat the bacteria in decaying plant matter, using a tube called a pharynx, which is a muscular pump that constitutes its throat.

From Salon

“Higher viral load in the upper pharynx may at least partially explain why Omicron BA.2 is more contagious than the BA.1 lineage,” the study said.

From Los Angeles Times

In vertebrate development, retinoic acid signaling specifies how an animal’s body is laid out front-to-back and determines which cells will make the heart, pharynx and brain.

From Scientific American

At the same time, the larynx — the structure in the pharynx that guards the entrance to the lungs — closes up and shifts downward, sealing off the lower respiratory tract.

From New York Times

Finally, the resonating chambers consist of multiple structures located above the vocal cords: the upper part of the larynx, the pharynx, the nasal cavity, the mouth.

From Scientific American