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pharynx: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Anatomy, Head and Neck, Pharynx. Oct 10, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Anatomy, Head and Neck: Tonsils. Feb 26, 2026
Add new Web site: Oregon State University Pressbooks - Anatomy and Physiology 2e - The Mouth, Pharynx, and Esophagus. Dec 19, 2025
Add new Web site: Healthdirect - Nose and Throat. Nov 27, 2024
Add new Web site: OpenStax - Pharmacology for Nurses - Introduction to the Esophagus and Stomach. Aug 01, 2024
Add new Web site: Mustansiriyah University - Pharynx. Apr 04, 2024
Add new Web site: Medscape - Pharynx Anatomy. Feb 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Canadian Cancer Society - The pharynx. Dec 02, 2023
Media added. Dec 01, 2023
Add new Web site: Teach Me Anatomy - The Pharynx. Jul 28, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - Pharynx: What to Know. Jan 26, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Pharynx (Throat). Dec 16, 2022
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Anatomy, Head and Neck, Pharynx. Oct 10, 2022
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - The Anatomy of the Pharynx. May 16, 2021
Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - Pharynx. May 16, 2021
Corrected display issue. Jan 22, 2020
Add new Web site: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Throat Anatomy and Physiology. Feb 22, 2017
Added information on pharynx structures in invertebrates. Apr 10, 2015
Add new Web site: Medscape - Pharynx Anatomy. May 15, 2014
Add new Web site: The Merck Manuals - Throat. May 15, 2014
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Pharynx Function. Jan 02, 2014
Added new Web site: National Library of Medicine - Throat Disorders. Apr 07, 2008
Added new Web site: Emory University - Pharynx and Larynx. Apr 07, 2008
Added new Web site: Standford University - Cancer of the Pharynx. Apr 07, 2008
Added new Web site: University of Virginia - Anatomy and Physiology of the Nose and Throat. Jan 23, 2008
Media added. Nov 13, 2007
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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