The mandible is very small, and the small intra-oral volume causes the tongue, which is of normal size, to occupy the nasopharynx.
The pituitary was relatively more heavily irradiated as it is a small organ in close proximity to the nasopharynx.
The pharynx consists of the nasopharynx above the soft palate and the oropharynx at the rear of the oral cavity.
In our model, the temperature in the nasopharynx corresponds closely with that of the brain, so references will be to nasopharyngeal measurements.
Based on the polysaccharide capsule, there are at least 90 different pneumococcal serotypes, which may compete with each other to colonize the nasopharynx.
It is a parasitic bacterium that invades the mucosal membranes of the upper and lower respiratory tract, including nasopharynx, throat, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli.
By reflux or aspiration of unwanted secretions from the nasopharynx into the normally sterile middle-ear space, the fluid may then become infected - usually with bacteria.
The eustachian tubes, which connect the middle ear to the pharynx, open into the nasopharynx.
