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The contents of the Human pharynx page were merged into Pharynx on December 2013. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected page, please see its history; for the discussion at that location, see its talk page.
The contents of the Hypopharynx page were merged into Pharynx on February 2014. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected page, please see its history; for the discussion at that location, see its talk page.
The contents of the Nasopharynx page were merged into Pharynx on January 2014. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected page, please see its history; for the discussion at that location, see its talk page.
The contents of the Oropharynx page were merged into Pharynx on January 2014. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected page, please see its history; for the discussion at that location, see its talk page.
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Whilst useful having separate articles for Human pharynx and a generic pharynx, this article is currently confusing. It states the pharynx is part of the conducting zone of the respiratory system which is made up of the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and terminal bronchioles; their function is to filter, warm, and moisten air and conduct it into the lungs.. However, many vertebrates have a pharynx but not lungs. The invertebrates depicted in the images in this article do not have lungs. Cmungall (talk) 06:45, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Readers would be better served by having the context that the pharynx article gives, rather than a separate article
This article significantly duplicates the information in Pharynx
I think I am tending against a merger although I can't marshall a strong argument against it at the moment. Partly because the naso/oro/hypo pharynx divisions as commonly defined don't work for all vertebrates, and I think the pharynx article should be applicable more broadly. I do agree that the duplication should be avoided Cmungall (talk) 06:07, 5 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support fro merge. It's so much more helpful and useful to have all the subtopics of a category on the one page - where these are not so obviously needing their own page. The concern raised by Cmungall over not all aspects being appropriate for all vertebrates - the section on other animals accommodates this and lists any such differences. Feel as well that its useful to have all range of species covered in the one place.Iztwoz (talk) 19:20, 8 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Here's the first sentence of the article: "The pharynx (plural: pharynges) is the part of the throat behind the mouth and nasal cavity, and above the esophagus and larynx – the tubes going down to the stomach and the lungs."
But the tube going down to the lungs is the trachea, not the larynx. The larynx is an organ atop the trachea. I've revised it, replacing larynx by trachea. Omc (talk) 17:36, 22 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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