#upper_respiratory_tract__upperrespiratorytract the nose and throat and trachea
supertype: #respiratory_tract__respiratorytract the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
part: #nasal_cavity__nasalcavity either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx
part: #neuroepithelium epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings
part: #larynx__voice_box__voicebox a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech
part: #glottis__glotti the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
part: #rima_glottidis__rima_vocalis__true_glottis__glottis_vera__glottisvera the space between the two true vocal folds
part: #laryngeal_artery__laryngealartery__arteria_laryngea__arterialaryngea either of two arteries that supply blood to the larynx
part: #laryngeal_vein__laryngealvein__vena_laryngea one of two veins draining the larynx
part: #arytenoid_cartilage__arytenoidcartilage__arytenoid__arytaenoid either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
part: #thyroid_cartilage__thyroidcartilage__Adam's_apple the largest cartilage of the larynx
part: #vocal_cord__vocalcord__vocal_fold__vocalfold__vocal_band__vocalband__plica_vocalis__plicavocali either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx
part: #windpipe__trachea membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
part: #epiglottis a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
part: #tastebud__taste_bud__tastebud__gustatory_organ__gustatoryorgan an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
part: #neuroepithelium epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings
part: #taste_cell__tastecell__gustatory_cell__gustatorycell an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve
part: #pharynx__throat the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
part: #lingua__tongue__glossa__clapper a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
part: #tastebud__taste_bud__tastebud__gustatory_organ__gustatoryorgan an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
part: #nasopharynx cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx
part: #palatine_tonsil__tonsil__faucial_tonsil__faucialtonsil__tonsilla either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
part: #oropharynx cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth
part: #laryngopharynx the lower part of the pharynx
part: #pharyngeal_tonsil__adenoid__Luschka's_tonsil__third_tonsil__thirdtonsil__tonsilla_pharyngealis__tonsilla_adenoidea a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"
part: #pharyngeal_recess a small recess in the wall of the pharynx
part: #olfactory_organ__olfactoryorgan__nose the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose"
part: #turbinate_bone__turbinatebone__turbinate__turbinal any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
part: #ethmoidal_artery__ethmoidalartery__arteriaethmoidali a branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying structures in and around the nasal capsule
part: #nasal_cavity__nasalcavity either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx
part: #internasal_suture__sutura_internasalis the suture between the two nasal bones
part: #bridge.anatomical_structure the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose"
part: #nasal_bone__nasalbone__nasal__osnasale an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
part: #rhinion the anterior tip at the end of the suture of the nasal bones
part: #nostril__anterior_naris either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
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