Isthmus of the fauces

The isthmus of the fauces (Latin for " throat tightness ", " throat tightness ") is the rear boundary of the oral cavity and the transition to the throat, or more precisely to the oropharynx ( pars oralis of the pharynx, oropharynx ). At this point, the Speiseweg narrowed. The isthmus of the fauces, and is bounded at the top by the velum ( soft palate ), on the side by the front arched palate ( palatoglossal arch ) downward from the base of the tongue.

The isthmus of the fauces is functionally the boundary between the arbitrary and dar. the involuntary proceeding proportion of swallowing is

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