PHARYNGOSTAPHYLEUS 



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PHARYNX 



anaofios, spasm]. Spasmodic contraction of the 

 pharyngeal muscles. 



Pharyngostaphyleus, Pharyngostaphylinus {far- 

 in> ' -go-staf-il-e' '-us , far-in' -go-stafil-i' -nus) . Syno- 

 nym of Palatopharyngeus. See Muscles, Table of. 



Pharyngostenia [far-in-go-ste' -ne-a/i) [<papvy!j, phar- 

 ynx; crevoq, narrow]. Narrowing or stricture of 

 the pharynx. 



Pharyngotome {far-in'-go-tom) [<papvy£, pharynx; 

 TOfiij, a cutting]. A cutting-instrument used for in- 

 cising the pharynx. 



Pharyngotomy { far-in-got' -o-me) [fyapvyZ, pharynx ; 

 TOfii], a cutting]. Incision into the pharynx. P., 

 Inferior, a form in which the tissues between the 

 hyoid bone and the cricoid cartilage are divided. 

 P., Lateral, incision into one side of the pharynx. 

 P., Subhyoidean, pharyngotomy through the thyro- 

 hyoid membrane. P., Superior, pharyngotomy in 

 which the incision is made between the anterior border 

 of the sterno-cleido-mastoid muscle and the trachea. 



Pharyngotonsillitis (far-in' -go-ton-sil-i'-tis) \_<(>apvy%, 

 pharynx; tonsilla, tonsil; trig, inflammation]. In- 

 flammation of the pharynx and the tonsil. 



Pharyngotyphus (far-in' -go-ti'-f us) [$dpvy%, pharynx; 

 rixpog, stupor]. Whitish elevations on the tonsils 

 which tend to ulcerate, seen sometimes in typhoid 

 fever and probably due to localization of the typhoid 

 poison in the tonsils. 



Pharynx {far' -inks) [<t>dpvy£, throat]. The musculo- 

 membranous pouch situated back of the nasal cavi- 

 ties, mouth, and larynx, extending from the base of 

 the skull to a point opposite the sixth cervical vertebra, 



Median Section of Mouth, Pharynx and Larynx. 



. Left nostril. 2. Upper lateral cartilage. 3. Inner portion 

 of lower cartilage. 4. Superior turbinated bone and meatus. 

 5. Middle turbinated bone and meatus. 6. Inferior turbin- 

 ated bone and meatus. 7. Sphenoid sinus. 8 Posterior 

 nasal fossa. 9. Internal orifice or pavilion of Eustachian 

 tube. 10. Velum palati. 11, 11. Vestibule of mouth. 12. 

 Palatine vault. 13. Genio-glossus muscle. 14. Genio-hyoid. 

 is. Mylo-hyoid. 16. Anterior pillar of velum palati. 17. 

 Posterior pillar. 18. Tonsil. 19. Circumvallate papillae of 

 tongue. 20. Cavity of larynx. 21. Ventricle. 22. Epiglottis. 

 23. Hyoid bone. 24. Thyroid cartilage. 25. Thyro-hyoid 

 membrane. 26. Posterior portion of cricoid cartilage. 27. 

 Anterior portion. 28. Crico-thyroid membrane. 



Pharynx, Opened Posteriorly, showing Larynx, 

 Tongue, and Soft Palate. 



A. Cartilaginous expansion of the Eustachian tube. B. 

 Posterior nasal openings. C. Soft palate. D. 

 E. Posterior pillar of the palate. F. Tonsil G, G. 

 Pharynx, opened in median line. H. Base of the tongue 



1. Epiglottis. K. Left glosso-epiglottidean fold. L. 

 Superior opening of the larynx. M. Thyroid 1 



N. Posterior surface of the larynx. O. Group 1 



like glands constantly found in this position. P. Uppe: 



extremity of the esophagus. 1. Azygos uvula 



2. Levator palati muscle. 3, 3. Pala'to-pharyng< 

 cle. 4. Salpingo-pharyngeus muscle. 5 Internal 

 of the palato-pharyngeus muscle. 6. Fibers pro* 

 from the middle of the palate and ending in tin 

 pharyngeus muscle. 7 Superior fibers of the 

 pharyngeus muscle, going to interlace on the lati 

 posterior surface of the pharynx with those of th 



site side. 8. Inferior fibers of the palato-pharynfeus 



muscle, being inserted into the posterior margin oi tin 



thyroid cartilage near the base of the supern 



and pharyngeal aponeurosis. 9. Anterior fine 



stylo-pharvngeus muscle, attached, 1st, to 



of the epiglottis; 2d, to the superior cornu ol 



roid cartilage at the base and superior margin, t" 



Superior constrictor of the pharynx. 



where it becomes continuous witli the esophaj 

 is about five inches long and is narrowed at itstermina 

 tion. It has four coats — an external fascia ; amuscular 

 layer, consisting of the three constrictors, together "ill 

 the stylo-pharyngeal and palatopharyngeal mu> 

 fibrous connective-tissue layer ; and a mucous mem- 

 brane extending to the base of the uvula, that i 

 in its upper part with columnar ciliated epithelium! " 

 its lower part with stratified epithelium. Mucous 

 and lymphatic follicles are abundant in the mucous 

 membrane. A group of follicles extends aci 



