fauces

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

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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A palatine tonsil is one of a pair of structures located laterally in the oropharynx in the area of the fauces.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Nov. 6th, temperature 103.5°; eruption still present, but skin of abdomen and back desquamating; has otorrhoea on both sides; fauces deeply hyper�mic, but no pseudo-membrane visible upon them.

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