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Oropharynx

Oropharynx

Overview

Food passes from the mouth to the oropharynx (back of the throat) to the esophagus.

Review Date 2/8/2024

Updated by: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.