Anatomy, Head and Neck, Pharynx - StatPearls

The three paired muscles of the inner pharynx act as a group in order to elevate the larynx, shorten the pharynx and act during swallowing and speaking These

Big Picture ++ The pharynx is a funnel-shaped, fibromuscular tube that extends from the base of the skull to the cricoid cartilage, where the pharynx

pharynx pharynx , of the tra- chea and bronchial tubes , of the pharyngo - nasal cavity , are affected with catarrh at the same time as the mucous mem- brane of the

pharynx Histologically, the wall of the oropharynx is similar to that of the oral cavity The mucosa includes a stratified squamous epithelium that is endowed with