The Pharynx

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Once again, the hard palate ends at the left edge of A, defining B as the choanae. The soft palate is to the right of A. The passage above the soft palate is the nasal pharynx (C). In this image, the probe is entering the auditory tube. Below the soft palate is the oral pharanx (D).