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• n  the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone

• Exhaled from the lungs, air was forced through the internal esophageal slit, allowing the pharynx to vibrate and create sounds.
• They concluded that the catheter was stimulating the pharynx, the upper segment of the throat.
• Into the pharynx enter (from above) the nostrils and eustachian tubes.

• throat

News & Articles

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• Doctor: Boston Marathon suspect was shot through face
  The 'high-powered injury' resulted in a skull-base fracture, injuries to his middle ear, the skull base, the pharynx and mouth, a surgeon says.
  Aug. 20, 2013 - Portland Press Herald