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{{Infobox anatomy
| Name = LarynxPharynx
| Latin = larynxpharynx
| Greek = φάρυγξ (phárynx)
| Image = Illu01 head neck.jpg
| Caption = Head and inner neck
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| Image2 = Illu_larynxIllu_pharynx.jpg
| Caption2 = LarynxPharynx
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| system = [[Respiratory system]], [[digestive system]]
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The '''larynxpharynx''' ({{plural form}}: '''pharynges''') is the part of the [[throat]] behind the [[human mouth|mouth]] and [[nasal cavity]], and above the [[esophagus]] and [[trachea]] (the tubes going down to the [[stomach]] and the [[lung]]s respectively). It is found in vertebrates and invertebrates, though its structure varies across species. The larynxpharynx carries food to the esophagus and air to the [[larynx]]. The flap of cartilage called the [[epiglottis]] stops food from entering the larynx.
 
In humans, the pharynx is part of the [[Digestion|digestive system]] and the [[conducting zone]] of the [[respiratory system]]. (The conducting zone—which also includes the [[nostril]]s of the [[Human nose|nose]], the [[larynx]], [[trachea]], [[bronchus|bronchi]], and [[bronchiole]]s—filters, warms and moistens air and conducts it into the [[lung]]s).<ref>{{Cite book | vauthors = Fasick J |title = Respiratory Syster|publisher = Benjamin Cummings (Pearson Education, Inc)|year = 2006|pages = 1|url = http://www.kean.edu/~jfasick/docs/Spring%20Semester%20Lectures%20Chapt.%2016-28/Chapter%2022a.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140612010803/http://www.kean.edu/~jfasick/docs/Spring%20Semester%20Lectures%20Chapt.%2016-28/Chapter%2022a.pdf | archive-date = 12 June 2014 }}</ref> The human pharynx is conventionally divided into three sections: the '''nasopharynx''', '''oropharynx''', and '''laryngopharynx'''.
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