fauces
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The fauces is the opening at the connection between the oral cavity and the oropharynx.
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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 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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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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The inflammation of the Schneiderian membrane is continuous posteriorly with that of the fauces, and is announced by redness and swelling, inability to breathe freely through the nostrils, and an irritating ichorous discharge.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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