Isthmus of the fauces
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Isthmus of the fauces | |
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The mouth cavity. The cheeks have been slit transversely and the tongue pulled forward. (Isthmus faucium labeled at center left.) | |
Latin | isthmus faucium |
Gray's | subject #242 1110 |
Dorlands/Elsevier | i_14/12462809 |
The mouth cavity proper is bounded laterally and in front by the alveolar arches with their contained teeth; behind, it communicates with the pharynx by a constricted aperture termed the isthmus of the fauces.
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