Fauces (throat)
PART OF THE OROPHARYNX DIRECTLY BEHIND THE MOUTH CAVITY, BOUNDED SUPERIORLY BY THE SOFT PALATE, LATERALLY BY THE PALATOGLOSSAL ARCHES, AND INFERIORLY BY THE TONGUE
Fauces (anatomy); Pillars of the fauces; Faucial pillars; Palatine arches; Isthmus faucium; Oropharyngeal isthmus; Faucitis; Faucial isthmus; Pillar of fauces; Isthmus of fauces; Pillars of fauces; Pillar of the fauces; Palatine arch; Isthmus of the fauces
The fauces, isthmus of fauces, or the oropharyngeal isthmus, is the opening at the back of the mouth into the throat. It is a narrow passage between the velum and the base of the tongue.