Uberon definition : A portion of the respiratory and digestive tracts; its distal limit is the superior
part of the esophagus and it connects the nasal and oral cavities with the esophagus
and larynx; it contains the valleculae and the pyriform recesses; its upper limits
are the nasal cavity and cranial base.[FEED].;
Uberon broad term : pharynx;
Uberon Homology note : (...) the earliest vertebrates possessed unjointed internal and external branchial
arches, and musculature encircling the pharynx.[well established][VHOG];
A portion of the respiratory and digestive tracts; its distal limit is the superior
part of the esophagus and it connects the nasal and oral cavities with the esophagus
and larynx; it contains the valleculae and the pyriform recesses; its upper limits
are the nasal cavity and cranial base.[FEED].