fauces

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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.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The second region is the oropharynx, which is continuous with the nasopharynx and is connected to the oral cavity at 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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This is followed by inspection, with the aid of a tongue depressor, of the back of the mouth, or the opening of the oral cavity into the pharynx known as the fauces.

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The mucous membrane of the posterior fauces is also often red and dry and covered with a glutinous secretion, which often materially interferes with swallowing.

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