Pharynx

The pharynx is an organ found in animals. The pharynx is part of the digestive system and also the respiratory system.

It is part of the conducting zone of the respiratory system which is made up of the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and terminal bronchioles; their function is to filter, warm, and moisten air and conduct it into the lungs.

"Pharynx" is pronounced. It is from φάρυγξ. Its plural is "pharynges", or "pharynxes". Its adjective form is "pharyngeal" ( or ).