MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that goes to the stomach). The pharynx is about 5 inches long, depending on body size. Also called throat.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pharynx (Throat) The pharynx, usually called the throat, is part of the respiratory system and digestive system.

Detailed explanation-3: -The larynx and pharynx are two structures within the neck region of the body. The larynx is the most commonly called the voice box and is the passageway for air into and out of the body. The pharynx is commonly called the throat and is the passageway for food, drink and air into and out of the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -The throat includes the esophagus; windpipe, also known as the trachea; voice box, also known as the larynx; tonsils; and epiglottis.

Detailed explanation-5: -pharynx (n.) “musculo-membranous pouch at the back of the nasal cavities, mouth, and larynx, ‘’ 1690s, from Greek pharynx (genitive pharyngos) “ throat, joint opening of the windpipe, ‘’ which is related to pharanx “cleft, chasm, gully, deep trench; ‘’ all of uncertain origin; Beekes suggests Pre-Greek origin.