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{{Infobox anatomy
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| Greek = φάρυγξ (phárynx)
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| Caption = Head and inner neck
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| system = [[Respiratory system]], [[digestive system]]
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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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