fauces

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Stimulation of either side of the fauces should elicit an equivalent response.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Toward the front, the palatoglossal arch lies next to the base of the tongue; behind it, the palatopharyngeal arch forms the superior and lateral margins of the fauces.

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The main open area of the mouth, or oral cavity proper, runs from the gums and teeth to the fauces.

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If the examiner moves the tongue depressor to contact the lateral wall of the fauces, this should elicit the gag reflex.

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The characteristic objective symptom of the latter disease is the presence of membrane on the reddened mucous membrane of the fauces, which, usually, is markedly injected over all or part of the surface.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various