oropharynx (velum)

Function

• role in swallowing, speech, respiration

Constituents

• muscles of the oropharynx include:
  • levator palatini
  • musculus uvulae
  • tensor veli palatini
  • palatoglossus
  • palatopharyngeus

More general terms

• respiratory system structure

Additional terms

• mouth (oral cavity)
• nasopharynx, (epipharynx/pharyngonasal cavity/rhinopharynx)

Component of

• pharynx