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

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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