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.
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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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The fauces is the opening at the connection between the oral cavity and the oropharynx.
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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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Tres habuit fauces, et terno Cerberus ore Latratus intra Tartara nigra dabat.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.