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Welch Allyn Illuminators and Transilluminators - User Manual User Manual

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Laryngopharynx

(Hypopharynx)

Esophagus

nasal

Superior
turbinate

Sphenoid sinus

Adenoids

Opening of

Figure 3

The pharynx has three divisions: the nasopharynx lo-
cated between the base of the skull and the palate;
the oropharynx between the palate and base of the
tongue; and the laryngopharynx between the base
of the tongue and the esophagus.