Advancing a gastric tube from the oral cavity to the oropharynx requires passing through the:
A) fauces
B) parotid gland
C) chonae
D) inferior meatus

Name: Advancing a gastric tube from the oral cavity to the oropharynx requires passing through the: A) fauces B) parotid gland C) chonae D) inferior meatus
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The fauces is the region that marks the passage from the oral cavity to the oropharynx, which a gastric tube must pass through when being advanced from the mouth.

Advancing a Gastric Tube from the Oral Cavity to the Oropharynx