The human body is made up of many amazing parts and systems that all work together to keep us healthy. One of the key components of both the respiratory system and the digestive system is the pharynx, ...
The process of swallowing (Figure 1) includes the conscious effort to ingest food and the largely subconscious (reflex) efforts of preparing the bolus to be swallowed (preparatory phase), transferring ...
The oral cavity and oropharynx are spaces defined by both hard and soft tissue structures. The oral cavity has muscle and bony boundaries, but the pharynx is a ...