Your nasopharynx is the top part of your throat (pharynx), connecting your nose to your respiratory system. It contains your adenoids, which help prevent infection. Your nasopharynx also contains part of your eustachian tubes, which drain fluid from your ears.

2023年10月30日 · The nasopharynx is the uppermost region of the pharynx located directly behind the posterior nasal apertures (choanae) and superior to the level of the soft palate. Its roof and posterior wall are formed by mucosa overlying the base of the skull, specifically the body of sphenoid bone and the basal part of the occipital bone.

2023年8月8日 · The nasopharynx connects the nasal cavity to the oropharynx and contains the Eustachian tube openings and adenoids. Notable clinical situations include nasopharyngeal carcinoma and adenoidal hypertrophy.

2018年2月16日 · The superior or uppermost part of the throat, the nasopharynx is the hollow space lying at the skull base [2], above the oral cavity, extending after the choanae or posterior openings of the nasal cavities [3]. In the front, it has the posterior nares and the back part of the nasal septum [4].

2024年6月27日 · Nasopharyngeal cancer is a rare type of head and neck cancer. It starts in the upper part of your throat, behind the nose. This area is called the nasopharynx. The nasopharynx is...

2024年2月22日 · The nasopharynx (plural: nasopharynges or nasopharynxes) forms the superior-most part of the pharynx, in continuity with the inferior oropharynx, and the posterior continuation of the anterior nasal cavity. It also forms part of the upper respiratory tract.

2025年1月27日 · The nasopharynx is the uppermost part of the pharynx, situated posterior to the nasal cavity and above the soft palate. [7] It serves as a passageway for air from the nasal cavity to the oropharynx and plays a critical role in respiration and immune defense.

2021年12月12日 · The nasopharynx is the superior aspect of the pharynx. It is attached to the pharyngeal tubercle superiorly and mostly sits at the back of the nose, extending from the nasal cavity to the top of the soft palate. The nasopharynx is bound by the superior constrictor muscle.

2019年4月10日 · The nasopharynx is an air-containing cavity at the back of the nose, which occupies the uppermost extent of the aerodigestive tract. It’s like a small cuboidal box about two to three centimeters front to back and about three to …

2023年8月8日 · The nasopharynx represents the most superior portion of the pharynx, bounded superiorly by the skull base and inferiorly by the soft palate. The nasopharynx connects the nasal cavity to the oropharynx and contains the Eustachian tube openings and adenoids.