glossa, lingua, tongue, clapper - a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

gustatory organ, taste bud, tastebud - an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue

upper respiratory tract - the nose and throat and trachea

nasopharynx - cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx

oropharynx - cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth

laryngopharynx - the lower part of the pharynx

adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis - a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"

alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract - tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination

cervix, neck - the part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"

tubular cavity - a cavity having the shape of a tube

pharyngeal recess - a small recess in the wall of the pharynx