the pharynx is the technical name for the throat, a vertical tube leading up from the larynx.From Figure 1.2 you can see that the pharynx goes up from larynx past the mouth to the nasal cavity if you look in the mirror ,lower your tongue,and say ah, you can see the back of your throat or pharyngeal wall. the pharynx serves primarily as a tube connecting the larynx with the oral and nasal cavities. it can be divided into three parts as shown in Fingure 1.2 the oral pharynx at the back of the mount the nasal pharynx leading into the nasal cavity and the laryngeal pharynx just above the vocal folds behind the trachea which leads to the stomach