Talk:Pharynx

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[edit] Function

this doesnt tell you what the pharynx's function is.

What is the pharynx function??? --Gigilili 19:26, 8 September 2007 (UTC) you guys are dorks

[edit] Links

Not good style to put a general google search link in the main text. If you have a specific site or reference of interest then make an appropriate section and put it in there.Jellytussle 00:20, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

I soo agree ,that was what I needed!! --Gigilili 19:27, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Anatomy

"The human pharynx is bent at a sharper angle than other mammal pharynges, enabling us to produce a wider variety of sounds, but also increasing problems with choking." References please. Are these comments sustainable? Has there been a comparative study of choking in humans compared to other mammals or is this theoretical? The human pharynx does not appear to be bent at any sharp angles in any textbook or scan I have seen.Jellytussle 04:35, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

This says where it is, but does not tell what it does, at all

Not sure how the link to SUNY Downstate Medical Center in "External Links" adds information to the article? If that institution does special research with the Pharynx then the Wikipedia entry for it doesn't say so, and the link should indicate why it's of special relevance (IMO) Xurizaemon 06:27, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

If you click on the link, it takes you to a dissection of the pharynx. --Arcadian 13:10, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What Happened to this Article??

Can we please restore it to the March 4th or March 9th version, which had an introduction stating first of all what the pharynx is, and a diagram of the pharynx? Seriously, the current version is complete dogshit--a serious downgrade. I don't know how anyone could possibly think removing the diagram and the intro paragraph would be an improvement.65.102.39.177 19:23, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. I have rv'd to the 4th March version. If anyone wishes to write a paragraph on the function of the pharynx in phonation that would be great. However, the rv'd para on pharyngeal consonants is unbalanced; all speech to a greater or lesser extent is produced using the pharynx, and this aspect needs to be addressed properly.Jellytussle 13:13, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Human v other

This article focuses on the human pharynx when many other species have pharynxs as well. It should be diversified. -Ravedave 04:44, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

I strongly agree, since I ended up here looking for information on the vaguely analogous structure, by the same name, in gastropods. If nobody feels up to that substantial effort, we might want to rename this article "Human Pharynx". Tim Rossยทtalk 00:59, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

I think that is a very interesting idea. I wrote much of the detail of this page from a human point of view. The anatomy is based on classical human anatomy and on contemporary pathological staging, but will apply to a variable extent to other vertebrates, especially mammals. Implicitly this page refers to humans, and this has some justification since the pharynx is an important organ from the medical perspective.

However, comparative physiology and anatomy is useful and interesting. The gastropod (and other invertebrate) pharynx, whilst having the same anatomical name, is not used for phonation or respiration and is therefore not strictly a comparable structure. Can I suggest, if there is enough interest or expertise, someone starts a separate but linked page on the comparative physiology of swallowing? If there is someone with specialist knowledge of vertebrate deglution and phonation then I think it would be quite appropriate to extend the context of the current page. thanks Jellytussle 22:28, 2 December 2007 (UTC)