hypopharynx

Bottom part of the pharynx that connects to the esophagus. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the hypopharynx is

Bottom part of the pharynx that connects to the esophagus. The atlas records it as a organ at the organ scale in the human body.

Where the hypopharynx 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 hypopharynx connects to

The atlas records 10 typed relationships for it, across 4 kinds of connection. part of anatomical conduit and chordate pharynx.

Supply and innervation

This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the hypopharynx. 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 laryngeal pharynx, laryngopharynx and pars laryngea pharyngis. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0001051, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

Part of: anatomical conduit and chordate pharynx.
A kind of: organ part.
contains: epiglottis, epithelium of laryngopharynx, lumen of laryngopharynx, mucosa of laryngopharynx, posterior wall of laryngopharynx and submucosa of laryngopharynx.
contributes to morphology of: chordate pharynx.

Questions

Where is the hypopharynx?

What does the hypopharynx connect to?

Part of: anatomical conduit and chordate pharynx.

Is the hypopharynx the same in other species?

Leumas holds the same relationship vocabulary for every species it carries, so where another dataset records this structure you can put the two side by side on /compare.