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 ...

It allows food to pass from the pharynx, located at the back of the mouth, to the stomach. Several conditions can affect the esophagus, such as GERD, Barrett’s esophagus, and esophageal achalasia.

Every night, millions of people stop breathing without knowing it. Not once, but sometimes hundreds of times. Their remedy? A mask, a hum and the steady whisper of pressurized air.

Intubation failure -- defined by either the clinician switching to an alternative laryngoscopy device for any reason at any time or by more than three intubation attempts -- occurred in 0.27% of ...

Anatomy of the pharynx (throat). The pharynx is a hollow tube that starts behind the nose, goes down the neck, and ends at the top of the trachea and esophagus. The three parts of the pharynx are the ...

“This training helped raise awareness of the complicated anatomy, physiology, equipment, medications, and complications that could occur during the intubation of a patient,” Memic said.

Launched at CES 2025 by St. Ives, Cambridgeshire-based 42 Technology (42T), LARi is said to integrate seamlessly into an anaesthetist’s existing workflow, while providing a real-time video feed of the ...

Holding back a sneeze by pinching your nose while keeping your mouth closed may cause physical injury, doctors writing in the journal BMJ Case Reports have reaffirmed. In one such documented case ...

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 ...