GENERAL BUILD OF THE HUMAN BODY 5 



The pharynx (Gr.pharunx, the throat) is the cavity situated 

 behind the mouth, with which it is continuous. 



Fig, 3. The Superficial Muscles of the Body, viewed from before 



The oesophagus (Gr. oiso, I shall bear ; xn&phago, I eat) is a 

 tube, about ten inches long, connecting the pharynx with tha 



