Pharynx

On examination, a grayish exudate (pseudomembrane) is seen over the tonsils and pharynx.

What our notes say

• On examination, a grayish exudate (pseudomembrane) is seen over the tonsils and pharynx. (Medical Bacteriology And Parasitology End Year 2024/2025)
• Taste is perceived by gustatory receptors located primarily on the tongue, with some receptors also found on the soft palate, pharynx, and epiglottis. (MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY II ESsays)
• The pretracheal (visceral) fascia encloses the thyroid and parathyroid glands, trachea, oesophagus, larynx and pharynx. (Integrated case paper: Medicine, Surgery, Gynaecology and Paediatrics (160 marks)
• Pili mediate initial attachment to mucosal epithelium (urethra, cervix, rectum, pharynx, conjunctiva) (Bacteriology and Entomology Main Exam)
• An 8-year-old boy develops a severe sore throat, grayish-white exudate on tonsils/pharynx. (Bacteriology and Entomology Supplementary Exam)
• (c) The thyroid begins as an endodermal thickening in the floor of the primitive pharynx (at the foramen caecum, on the dorsum of the tongue). (MBChB/BDS EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND MARKING SCHEME)

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