Term Name: pharynx
Synonyms:
Definition: Swollen region of the anterior foregut, posterior to the mouth and anterior to the liver; its walls form the jaws and gills.
Appears at: Segmentation:10-13 somites (14.0h-16.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000056]

Relationships
is part of: digestive system
has parts: ceratobranchial 5 tooth internal gill bud pharyngeal arch 3-7 pharyngeal ectoderm pharyngeal endoderm pharyngeal epithelium pharyngeal mesoderm pharyngeal pouch
is a type of: multi-tissue structure

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