oropharynx in dogs

The portion of the pharynx that lies between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the oropharynx is

The portion of the pharynx that lies between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis. The atlas records it as a organ at the organ scale in the dog.

Where the oropharynx is

It sits within the respiratory and digestive systems. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What the oropharynx connects to

The atlas records 8 typed relationships for it, across 4 kinds of connection. part of alimentary part of gastrointestinal system, chordate pharynx and digestive system, and 1 more.

Supply and innervation

This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the oropharynx. Only a minority of structures carry those edges here, so an empty answer means nothing has been recorded — not that there is nothing to record.

Also called

Also recorded as oral part of pharynx, mesopharynx and pars oralis pharyngis. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0001729, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

Part of: alimentary part of gastrointestinal system, chordate pharynx, digestive system and organ.
A kind of: anatomical structure.
contains: epithelium of oropharynx and oropharyngeal gland.
contributes to morphology of: chordate pharynx.

Questions

Where is the oropharynx?

What does the oropharynx connect to?

Part of: alimentary part of gastrointestinal system, chordate pharynx, digestive system and organ.

Is the oropharynx the same in other species?

This page describes the dog. The human record of the same structure sits beside it on /compare, over one shared model rather than two atlases built separately.