Laryngopharynx

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Laryngopharynx

Laryngopharynx labeled at bottom right.

Sagittal section of nose mouth, pharynx, and larynx. ("Laryngeal part of pharynx" labeled at left, third from the bottom.)
Latin	pars laryngea pharyngis
Gray's	subject #244 1142
Nerve	pharyngeal plexus
MeSH	Hypopharynx
Dorlands/Elsevier	h_22/12439493

In human anatomy, the hypopharynx (or laryngopharynx) is the bottom part of the pharynx, and is the part of the throat that connects to the esophagus.

The superior boundary of the hypopharynx is at the level of the hyoid bone.

External links

SUNY Labs 31:st-1401
laryngopharynx at eMedicine Dictionary

v • d • e Anatomy of torso, digestive system: Gastrointestinal tract

Upper GI: to stomach	Mouth �� Pharynx (nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx) • Esophagus • Crop

Upper GI: stomach	rugae - gastric pits - cardia/gland - fundus/gland - pylorus/gland - pyloric antrum - pyloric canal - greater curvature - lesser curvature - angular incisure

Lower GI: intestines	Small intestine: Duodenum (Suspensory muscle, Major duodenal papilla, Minor duodenal papilla) • Duodenojejunal flexure • Jejunum • Ileum • continuous (intestinal villus, crypts of Lieberkühn, circular folds) Junction: Vermiform appendix • Ileocecal valve Large intestine: Cecum • Colon (ascending colon, hepatic flexure, transverse colon, splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon) • continuous (taenia coli, haustra, epiploic appendix)

Lower GI: termination	Rectum: Houston valve • rectal ampulla • pectinate line Anal canal: anal valves • anal sinuses • anal columns • Hilton's white line Anus: Sphincter ani internus muscle • Sphincter ani externus muscle

Lower GI: lymph	GALT: Peyer's patches (M cells)

The content of this section is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License (local copy). It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Hypopharynx" modified December 22, 2007 with previous authors listed in its history.

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