The Pharynx

Up Head Neck Thorax Lungs

Nasal cavity Pharynx Larynx

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A is the soft palate, with the nasal pharynx (B) above and the oral pharynx (C) below. I am pulling on and elevating the soft palate to expose the  palatine tonsils (D).   The epiglottis is labelled E.