Below the nasopharynx and closer to the mouth is the second division of the pharynx, the oropharynx. The palatine tonsils, two rounded massed of lymphatic tissue, are located in the oropharynx.

在鼻咽下方并且更接近口腔的是咽的第二部——口咽，也称作腭扁桃体，为两团圆形的淋巴组织，位于口咽部。