Fauces (anatomy)

Fauces (anatomy)

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Caption = The mouth cavity. The cheeks have been slit transversely and the tongue pulled forward.


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The fauces (a Latin plural word for throat; the singular "faux" is rarely found), in anatomy, is the posterior part of the mouth, which leads into the pharynx. [EMedicineDictionary|Fauces]

The fauces are regarded as the two pillars of mucous membrane. One being anterior, known as the palatoglossal arch and the second is posterior, the palatopharyngeal arch. Between these two arches is the palatine tonsil.

ee also

* Isthmus of the fauces

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