pharynx

part of the throat that is behind the mouth and nasal cavity
Thing anatomical_cluster_type Q174778
pharynx
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pharynx

Summary

pharynx is an anatomical cluster type[1]. pharynx draws 1,810 Wikipedia views per month (anatomical_cluster_type category, ranking #2 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • pharynx's instance of is recorded as anatomical cluster type[3].
  • pharynx's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • pharynx is a type of heterogeneous anatomical cluster[5].
  • pharynx is a type of particular anatomical entity[6].
  • pharynx is part of throat[7].
  • pharynx is part of upper respiratory tract[8].
  • pharynx's Commons category is recorded as Pharynx[9].
  • pharynx comprises nasopharynx[10].
  • pharynx comprises oropharynx[11].
  • pharynx comprises laryngopharynx[12].
  • pharynx's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pharynx[13].
  • pharynx's Commons gallery is recorded as Pharynx[14].
  • pharynx's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[15].
  • pharynx's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • pharynx's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • pharynx's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • pharynx's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12425[19].
  • pharynx's different from is recorded as larynx[20].
  • pharynx's arterial supply is recorded as ascending pharyngeal artery[21].
  • pharynx's venous drainage is recorded as pharyngeal venous plexus[22].
  • pharynx's studied by is recorded as pharyngology[23].
  • pharynx's connects with is recorded as larynx[24].
  • pharynx's connects with is recorded as esophagus[25].
  • pharynx's connects with is recorded as nasal cavity[26].
  • pharynx's connects with is recorded as oral cavity[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include anatomical cluster type[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include heterogeneous anatomical cluster[5] and particular anatomical entity[6].

Use and Application

Components include nasopharynx[10], an anatomical cluster type[28]; oropharynx[11], an anatomical cluster type[29]; and laryngopharynx[12], an anatomical cluster type[30]. Part of include throat[7], a solitary organism subdivision type[31] and upper respiratory tract[8], an organism subdivision type[32].

Why It Matters

pharynx draws 1,810 Wikipedia views per month (anatomical_cluster_type category, ranking #2 of 7).[2] pharynx has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] pharynx is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Venous drainage pharyngeal venous plexus
    Instance of anatomical cluster type, class of anatomical entity
    Has parts
    Topic's main category Category:Pharynx
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 2457, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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