title: [Functional anatomy of the pharynx].
abstract: The pharynx, as the junction of the aero-digestive pathways, is situated in the centre of the cervico-facial region. The description of its anatomic components will be complemented by a study of the muscular-aponeurotic features, that the pharynx forms with its surrounding regions, presenting a complex velo-pharyngo-facial structure, the anatomic unity of which will be confirmed by a functional unit.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Sainte Marguerite, O.R.L., Phoniatre, Marseille.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Danoy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Heuillet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sermet
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Thomassin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010609:Pharyngeal Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Anatomie fonctionnelle du pharynx.