“PHARYNX” на русском языке

The pharynx is a long, narrow, almost vertical tube extending dorsally from the mouth. The pharynx dilator muscle extends from the pharynx to the midline of the carapace. Contractions of this muscle dilate the pharynx and draw liquid food in through the mouth from the preoral cavity.

Feeding flatworms extend a long pharynx out of their mouths. This tube leads directly into the digestive tract.

The pharynx is connected to the esophagus and the larynx.

Propelled by the contractions that a swallow induces in the pharyngeal musculature, each bolus moves rapidly through the pharynx and the upper esophageal sphincter into the esophagus.

Some afferent fibres from the epiglottis, palate and pharynx also reach the brainstem via the vagus nerve.