The human body is made up of many amazing parts and systems that all work together to keep us healthy. One of the key components of both the respiratory system and the digestive system is the pharynx, ...

a: Midline sagittal view. b: Posterior view of the oral cavity and pharynx. In this view, the spinal column has been removed, so that the view is into the pharynx. The esophagus and pharynx have been ...

One of the defining characteristics of chordates and other deuterostomes is the presence of gill slits, which first appeared in the acorn worm and persist vestigially in the human embryo. An ...

Visualization of the larynx and pharynx is an essential part of a complete head and neck examination. Although the location of these structures often precludes direct visualization, simple techniques ...

Silvia Franceschi, Fabio Levi, Ettore Conti, Renato Talamini, Eva Negri, Luigino Dal Maso, Peter Boyle, Adriano Decarli and Carlo La Vecchia Objective: To explore the role of energy and macronutrients ...

Holding back a sneeze by pinching your nose while keeping your mouth closed may cause physical injury, doctors writing in the journal BMJ Case Reports have reaffirmed. In one such documented case, an ...

Sword swallowing is risky. That much should be obvious. But people manage to make a career out of putting blades down their throats, so, at some level of skill, swallowing a sword becomes calculated ...

Perforation of the posterior pharyngeal wall during or immediately after delivery produced symptoms of esophageal atresia and traumatic diverticulums of the pharynx in two newborn infants. Nasogastric ...

Erratum: Phase III Trial of Pirtobrutinib Versus Idelalisib/Rituximab or Bendamustine/Rituximab in Covalent Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor–Pretreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Independent sucking/swallowing pharynges, as found in members of at least ten animal phyla, are pharynges that are opened by muscles that are ...

Association between neurological disorders and negative outcomes in head and neck cancer patients during the COVID era: An analysis of health outcomes and economic impact. This is an ASCO Meeting ...