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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for Throat
  1. Malignant tumors, as seen developing on the right vocal cord, are typically caused by tobacco use.
  2. ... mouth or nose and quickly moves to the pharynx, or throat. From there, it passes through the larynx, or ...
  3. ... food, or bolus, to the back of the throat and down into the esophagus, which leads to ... First, the tongue pushes the food into the throat. Next, the epiglottis, a small but important flap ...
  4. ... lungs through the epiglottis, cartilage located in the throat, at an amazingly fast speed. Compared to a ...
  5. ... as in the armpits and high in the throat. Lymphatic circulation in breast tissue helps regulate the ...