fauces

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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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Further testing of vagus motor function has the patient repeating consonant sounds that require movement of the muscles around the fauces.

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On inspecting the fauces to discover the cause we observe a pellicle forming over the tonsils and perhaps other portions of the faucial surface.

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