Pharyngeal recess

Pharyngeal recess
Lateral wall of nasal cavity. (Pharyngeal recess labeled at bottom right.)
Front of nasal part of pharynx, as seen with the laryngoscope. (Pharyngeal recess labeled at center right.)
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Identifiers
Latinrecessus pharyngeus
TA98A05.3.01.017
TA22873
FMA54999
Anatomical terminology

Behind the ostium of the eustachian tube (ostium pharyngeum tuba auditiva) is a deep recess, the pharyngeal recess (fossa of Rosenmüller).

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