Oropharynx

n. lower pharynx (Anatomy)

The Oropharynx (oral part of the pharynx) reaches from the soft palate to the level of the hyoid bone. It opens anteriorly, through the isthmus faucium, into the mouth, while in its lateral wall, between the two palatine arches, is the palatine tonsil.
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Oropharynx /oro·phar·ynx/ the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis. o·ro·phar·ynx n. [more]Oropharynx - Community and Resources

Noun
1. cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth
(hypernym) cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
(part-holonym) throat, pharynx

n. oropharynx, lower pharynx (Anatomy)