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Also Known As throat

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A labeled medical illustration shows a sagittal section of the pharynx, highlighting anatomical features such as the tonsils, palate, tongue, epiglottis, and related muscles. An inset diagram identifies the nasal, oral, and laryngeal regions of the pharynx in color.
Diagram of a human head in profile showing the location of vocal organs and possible places of articulation for speech sounds, with labels for lips, teeth, tongue, palate, uvula, pharynx, and vocal cords, and numbered regions corresponding to types of articulation such as bilabial, alveolar, and velar.
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