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Nasopharynx - Ear

  • ️Tue Feb 14 2012

Nasopharynx

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The nasopharynx is located above the soft palate. It communicates with the nasal cavity and provides a passageway for air during breathing. The eustachian tubes, which connect the pharynx with the middle ears, open through the walls of the nasopharynx.