pharynx
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Odor compounds are released as we chew or sip, traveling from the mouth to the nose though the nasal pharynx at the back of throat.
From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026
She does this in order to pick her nose, before licking the mucus, as scientists confirmed by observation followed by CAT scan to determine that the chopstick-like digit reaches all the way to the pharynx.
From Salon • May 11, 2025
He said “there is also the possibility that virus could enter via the tonsils in the pharynx of the cats prior to ingestion in both the bird consumption and milk consumption scenarios.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2024
A singer’s vocal tone, or timbre, is shaped by the tissue in her mouth, tongue, pharynx and face, he said, adding that it was possible this tissue became more supple after pregnancy.
From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2023
Incidentally, another piece of tubing in the body, the Eustachian tube linking the middle ear to the pharynx, was also described around this time, by Bartolomeo Eustachio.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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