Takeaway. If swallowing seems like it’s a complicated function, that’s because it is. In fact, it takes approximately 25 pairs of muscles in the mouth, pharynx, larynx, and esophagus to do this.

Pharynx anatomy consists of three key segments: Nasopharynx, the top segment that connects to the nose and allows air to pass through Oropharynx, the middle segment which connects to the mouth and ...

PART 1 Oral cavity, pharynx and esophagus. GI Motility online (2006) doi:10.1038/gimo5 Published 16 May 2006. Anatomy and development of oral cavity and pharynx. Rebecca Z. German, Ph.D. and ...

The pharynx. This funnel-shaped tube is about 12.5cm long and has three sections – the nasopharynx, just behind the nasal cavities, the oropharynx behind the mouth and the lowest section, the ...

This video demonstrates examination of the larynx and pharynx using indirect laryngoscopy, with either a simple dental mirror or a flexible fiberoptic endoscope.