MCQ IN MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -The pharynx anatomy includes: Nasopharynx: The top part of the throat connects to the nasal cavities (nose) and lets air pass through. Oropharynx: The middle part of the throat connects to the oral cavity (mouth). It allows air, food and fluid to pass through.

Detailed explanation-2: -The middle part of the throat, behind the mouth. The oropharynx includes the soft palate (the back muscular part of the roof of the mouth), the side and back walls of the throat, the tonsils, and the back one-third of the tongue.

Detailed explanation-3: -The oropharynx consists of the tongue from the circumvallate papillae, posteriorly to the epiglottis, the tonsils, the associated pharyngeal walls, and the soft palate.

Detailed explanation-4: -human respiratory system In human respiratory system: The pharynx. …and is therefore called the oral pharynx or oropharynx. It is delimited from the nasopharynx by the soft palate, which roofs the posterior part of the oral cavity.