<P> The pharynx ( plural : pharynges ) is the part of the throat that is behind the mouth and nasal cavity and above the esophagus and the larynx , or the tubes going down to the stomach and the lungs . The pharynx is an area found in vertebrates and invertebrates , though the structure is not universally the same across all of those species . </P>
the upper part of the throat behind the nose is referred to as the
The pharynx