fauces

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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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A palatine tonsil is one of a pair of structures located laterally in the oropharynx in the area of 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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Stimulation of either side of the fauces should elicit an equivalent response.

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Examination revealed severe inflammation of the fauces, without pseudo-membrane or any other exudation except muco-pus.

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