LP30132-2
Nasopharynx
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Descriptions
The Nasopharynx (nasal part of the pharynx) lies behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate:it differs from the oral and laryngeal parts of the pharynx in that its cavity always remains patent (open). 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 or cushion, caused by the medial end of the cartilage of the tube which elevates the mucous membrane. A vertical fold of mucous membrane, the salpingopharyngeal fold, stretches from the lower part of the torus; it contains the Salpingopharyngeus muscle. A second and smaller fold, the salpingopalatine fold, stretches from the upper part of the torus to the palate. Behind the ostium of the auditory tube is a deep recess, the pharyngeal recess (fossa of Rosenm¼ller). Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Nasopharynx (Wikipedia)
The nasal part of the pharynx, lying above the level of the soft palate. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Nasopharynx
- Part Display Name
- Nasopharynx
- Part Type
- System (Describes the name of the system (sample) type)
- Created On
- 2002-07-29
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Nasoph
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Носоглотка |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 鼻咽部 Synonyms: 顽颡; |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Nasofaringe |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Nasofaringe Synonyms: Rinofaringe |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Nazofarinks |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Nasopharyngée |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Ρινοφάρυγγας Synonyms: Ρινοφάρυγγας |
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