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oropharynx

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001729


The portion of the pharynx that lies between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/cwg MP:0002252 ]

Synonyms: oral part of pharynx

Term info

database cross reference
  • VHOG:0000457
  • NCIT:C12762
  • EHDAA2:0004082
  • VSAO:0000034
  • CALOHA:TS-0718
  • BTO:0005257
  • UMLS:C0521367 (ncithesaurus:Oropharynx)
  • EV:0100067
  • EFO:0001976
  • XAO:0004048
  • MA:0000351
  • GAID:340
  • MAT:0000446
  • FMA:54879
  • Wikipedia:Oropharynx
  • EMAPA:25094
  • MESH:D009960
  • SCTID:263376008
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

UBPROP 0000001

One of the three anatomic divisions of the pharynx that lies posterior to the mouth and is continuous above with the nasopharynx and below with the laryngopharynx. It extends behind the mouth from the soft palate above to the level of the hyoid bone below and contains the palatine and lingual tonsils. [TFD][VHOG]

UBPROP 0000007

oropharyngeal

depicted by

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Illu_pharynx.jpg

has related synonym

pars oralis pharyngis, mesopharynx

id

UBERON:0001729

prefLabel

Oropharynx