Britannica online encyclopedia article on pharynx (anatomy), cone-shaped passageway leading from the oral and nasal cavities in the head to the esophagus
The PHARYNX is a fibromuscular tube which extends from the base of the skull to the lower border of the cricoid cartilage (at which point it becomes the
Inferiorly, the pharynx opens into the larynx and esophagus. It is divided into three regions according to location: the nasopharynx, the oropharynx,
pharynx n. , pl. , pharynges , or pharynxes . The section of the alimentary canal that extends from the mouth and nasal cavities to the larynx,
The pharynx (plural: pharynges) is the part of the neck and throat situated immediately posterior to (behind) the mouth and nasal cavity, and cranial,

