Pharynx

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This article is about animal pharynges. For the human organ, see Human pharynx.

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Longitudinal section through the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans showing the position of the pharynx in the animal body.

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Microscopic cross section through the pharynx of a larva from an unknown lamprey species.

File:Pharyngeal jaws of moray eels.svg

An illustration of the pharyngeal jaws of a moray eel, a "second set" of jaws contained within an animal's pharynx, distinct from the primary (oral) jaws. When the moray bites prey, it first bites normally with its oral jaws, capturing the prey. Immediately thereafter, the pharyngeal jaws are brought forward and bite down on the prey to grip it; they then retract, pulling the prey down the eel's esophagus, allowing it to be swallowed.

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 /ˈfærɪŋks/. It is from Ancient Greek: φάρυγξ . Its plural is "pharynges" (/fəˈrɪndʒiːz/), or "pharynxes" (/ˈfærɪŋksəz/). Its adjective form is "pharyngeal" (/ˌfærɪnˈdʒiːəl/ or /fəˈrɪndʒiəl/).

Images gallery

Alitta virens pharynx (lateral).jpg

Everted pharynx of Alitta virens (=Nereis virens), lateral view

Prorhynchus fontinalis pharynx.jpg

Prorhynchus fontinalis pharynx

See also

• Pharyngeal (disambiguation)
• Saccopharynx, a genus of deep sea eel-like fishes with large mouths, distensible stomachs and long scaleless bodies

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