Oropharynx
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The oropharynx forms part of the pharynx, being the continuation of oral cavity and nasopharynx superiorly, and the larynx and hypopharynx inferiorly.
Gross anatomy
The oropharynx is the posterior continuation of the oral cavity and in the inferior continuation of the nasopharynx.
Boundaries
- anteriorly: circumvallate papillae, anterior tonsillar pillars, soft palate
- posteriorly: posterior pharyngeal wall
- superiorly: elevated soft palate
- inferiorly: valleculae
- laterally: anterior and posterior tonsillar pillars, palatine tonsils
Subsites
- base of tongue (i.e. posterior two-thirds)
- tonsils
Related pathology
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