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The section of the throat that is posterior to the mouth is called the?
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What is the medical term meaning back of the throat?
The pharynx is the area at the back of the throat where the mouth (nasal cavity) and nasal cavity meet. The portion behind the nose is the nasopharynx, and the portion behind the mouth is the oropharynx.
What cavity contains the teeth and tongue?
The oropharynx is the cavity posterior to the mouth.
What is a white thing growing in your mouth called?
There are many red things in your mouth. Your tongue is the large muscle in your mouth, and the uvula is the red ball that hangs in the back of your throat. Your gums are also a kind of red or pink.
What does the mouth cavity open into?
The oral cavity, or mouth, opens into the oropharynx, the portion of the throat behind the mouth.
Why is nose connected to the throat?
because the throat is connected to two other tubes, one which you breath from and one with you eat and drink, the nose is connected to the throat because people breath from the nose aswell as the mouth unless you are a mouth breather
What is the medical term meaning back of the throat?
The pharynx is the area at the back of the throat where the mouth (nasal cavity) and nasal cavity meet. The portion behind the nose is the nasopharynx, and the portion behind the mouth is the oropharynx.
Posterior roof of mouth?
The Palatine bone forms the posterior roof of the mouth.
What is the pharynex?
The pharynx (plural: pharynges) is the part of the neck and throat situated immediately posterior to (behind) the mouth and nasal cavity, and cranial, or superior, to the esophagus, larynx, and trachea.
What is a palatine uvula?
The palate is the roof of mouth and it has two sections: anterior portion or hard palate; and a posterior portion or soft palate. An extension of soft palate is called the uvula. When you look in your throat, look at the back part of the roof and you will see the uvula hanging downwards.
What is the upper part of the throat called?
The pharynx is the upper area between the mouth and thetracheaandesophagus.
What forms the roof of the mouth?
The Palatine bone forms the posterior roof of the mouth.
What does the mouth and throat do?
no
What is the posterior roof of the mouth?
palatine
Do the right side of youre braincontrols youre mouth and throat?
No. Brain as a whole control your mouth and throat.
What is a disease that affects your mouth and throat area?
Strep Throat
How does food get from the mouth to the throat?
your tongue pushes it down your throat
Your throat feels dry but you have lots of saliva?
The throat may feel dry and the mouth have a lot of saliva because of a condition called the dry mouth. This is usually caused when someone is under deep depression or stress. The condition is treatable.
