Figure 3 - Human larynx and pharynx viewed from behind.
From the following article
Anatomy and development and physiology of the larynx
Clarence T. Sasaki
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo7
Note the role of the epiglottis and aryepiglottic folds in directing swallowed water around the laryngeal inlet into the upper esophagus posteriorly. (Source: Sasaki45 with permission from Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.)
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