Term Name: chordate pharynx
Synonyms: pharynx
Definition: A portion of the respiratory and digestive tracts; its distal limit is the superior part of the esophagus and it connects the nasal and oral cavities with the esophagus and larynx; it contains the valleculae and the pyriform recesses; its upper limits are the nasal cavity and cranial base.[FEED].
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001042]

Relationships
develops from: pharyngeal region of foregut
is part of: respiratory system
has parts: branchial basket epibranchial arborescent organ epibranchial organ gill opening Hatschek's diverticulum hypopharynx nasopharynx oropharynx palatopharyngeus muscle pharyngeal bar pharyngeal ectoderm pharyngeal epithelium pharyngeal gland pharyngeal mesoderm pharyngeal mucosa pharyngeal opening of pharyngotympanic tube pharyngeal raphe pharyngeal slit pharyngeal tubercle pharyngeal vasculature pharyngobasilar fascia salpingopharyngeus muscle skeletal muscle tissue of pharynx stylopharyngeus muscle submucosa of pharynx thyroid diverticulum thyroid primordium tonsillar ring
is a type of: pharynx