# isthmus of the fauces

> part of the oropharynx directly behind the mouth cavity, bounded superiorly by the soft palate, laterally by the palatoglossal arches, and inferiorly by the tongue

**Wikidata**: [Q277357](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q277357)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauces_(throat))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/isthmus-of-the-fauces


## References

1. Foundational Model of Anatomy
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4. [Source](http://www.bartleby.com/107/242.html)
5. UMLS 2023
6. [Source](http://www.unifr.ch/ifaa/Public/EntryPage/TA98%20Tree/Alpha/All%20KWIC%20W%20LA.htm)