nasopharynx, (epipharynx/pharyngonasal cavity/rhinopharynx)

Structure

• air passage connecting the nose & the throat.
• the eustachian tube opens into the nasopharynx
• the soft palate & uvula form the floor of the nasopharynx.
• mucous membrane is lined with pseudostratified columnar epithelium

More general terms

• respiratory system structure

Component of

• pharynx