• (pharynx) A passageway in the head and neck that includes the nasopharynx, oropharynx and laryngopharynx.
  CDISC Terminology
  Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
• (pharynx) A funnel-shaped fibromuscular tube that conducts food to the ESOPHAGUS, and air to the LARYNX and LUNGS. It is located posterior to the NASAL CAVITY; ORAL CAVITY; and LARYNX, and extends from the SKULL BASE to the inferior border of the CRICOID CARTILAGE anteriorly and to the inferior border of the C6 vertebra posteriorly. It is divided into the NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; and HYPOPHARYNX (laryngopharynx).
  NLM Medical Subject Headings
  U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
• (pharynx) A hollow tube that starts posterior to the mouth and nasal cavity and ends superior to the trachea and esophagus.
  NCI Thesaurus
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• (pharynx) Funnel-shaped fibromuscular tube that conducts food to the esophagus, and air to the larnyx and lungs.
  CRISP Thesaurus
  National Institutes of Health, 2006
• (pharynx) 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.
  NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• The pharynx is a fibromuscular tube that is semicircular in cross section and is situated directly anterior to the vertebral column. It extends from the skull base to the lower border of the cricoid cartilage.
  Medscape
  WebMD, 2019
• Pharynx, (Greek: "throat") cone-shaped passageway leading from the oral and nasal cavities in the head to the esophagus and larynx. The pharynx chamber serves both respiratory and digestive functions. Thick fibres of muscle and connective tissue attach the pharynx to the base of the skull and...
  Encyclopedia Britannica
  Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020