VAN 221: Veterinary Splanchnology and Applied Anatomy (1+1)

ISTHMUS FAUCIUM

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• The isthmus faucium is the orifice of the communication between the mouth and pharynx
• It is bounded above by the soft palate, below by the root of the tongue and laterally by the cranial pillars of the soft palate
• It is circular, wide and very dilatable