They are the: nasopharynx, which connects the back of the nose to the back of the mouth oropharynx, which is at the back of the mouth and contains the soft palate, base of the tongue and back wall of ...

b: As the bolus is propelled into the oropharynx, the soft palate elevates to a right angle and apposes to the converging posterior pharyngeal wall, Passavant's cushion (pc). c: The soft palate (U ...