Lab 22 - Image 10
Enlarged view of the pharynx. The pharynx is subdivided by the soft palate (1). The nasopharynx (2) contains the opening of the auditory tube (3). The oropharynx (4) contains the palatine tonsil (5) within a fossa normally covered by a semilunar fold (6). The palatopharyngeal arch (7) marks the caudal end of the soft palate. The laryngopharynx (8) is located caudal to the soft palate and dorsal to the larynx. Identify the epiglottis (9), root of the tongue (10), and bones of the floor of the cranial cavity (11).