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nasopharynx

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The section of the pharynx that lies above the soft palate. [ MP:0002251 http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/cwg ]

Synonyms: nasal part of pharynx, rhinopharynx

Term info

database cross reference
  • UMLS:C0027442 (ncithesaurus:Nasopharynx)
  • BTO:0000662
  • MA:0000443
  • GAID:339
  • EHDAA2:0001239
  • EV:0100066
  • VHOG:0000375
  • EHDAA:7086
  • MAT:0000447
  • EMAPA:17670
  • FMA:54878
  • NCIT:C12423
  • CALOHA:TS-0663
  • SCTID:181200003
  • MESH:D009305
  • Wikipedia:Nasopharynx
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim

UBPROP 0000001

The uppermost of the three regions of the throat (pharynx), situated behind the nasal cavity and extending from the posterior nares to the level above the soft palate. [TFD][VHOG]

UBPROP 0000007

nasopharyngeal

UBPROP 0000008

In humans - in front it communicates through the choanae with the nasal cavities. On its lateral wall is the pharyngeal ostium of the auditory tube, somewhat triangular in shape, and bounded behind by a firm prominence, the torus tubarius or cushion, caused by the medial end of the cartilage of the tube which elevates the mucous membrane

depicted by

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

has related synonym

epipharynx, Nasenrachenraum, pars nasalis pharyngis

id

UBERON:0001728

prefLabel

Nasopharynx