Sentence Examples

  • Air breathed in through the mouth travels through the oropharynx, which also carries swallowed food, water, and salivary secretions through the food tube (esophagus) and then into the stomach.
  • When air is inhaled (inspired), it passes through the nose and the nasopharynx or through the mouth and the oropharynx.
  • The nasopharynx and oropharynx merge into the larynx, which is protected by a trap door called the epiglottis.
  • Oropharynx-One of the three regions of the pharynx, the oropharynx is the region behind the mouth.
  • Oropharynx-One of the three regions of the pharynx, the oropharynx is the region behind the mouth.
 
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