 the throat as he said is the space in which the breath and food pass and in it are the uvula tonsils and gills. as for the mouth it is the front and bottom of the throat and therefore the tongue is considered one of the upper parts of the mouth not one of the parts of the throat. i mean the palate which is the roof of the throat and the uvula is a rectangular organ the top of which is connected to the roof of the throat and the bottom of which is parallel to the larynx. at its lower end is a round body like a ball and a jewel a fleshy nervous substance. its wellknown benefits are three and the sheikh mentioned them.
الحلق كما قاله هو الفضاء الذي فيه مجرى النفس والغذاء وفيه اللهاة واللوزتان والغلصمة وأما الفم فهو مقدم الحلق وأسفله فلذلك يعد اللسان من أجزاء الفم الأعلى لا من أجزاء الحلق وأعني الحنك وهو سقف الحلق واللهاة عضو مستطيل أعلاه متصل بسقف الحلق وأسفله يحاذي الحنجرة وفي طرفه الأسفل جرم مستدير كالكرة وجوهرة جوهر لحمي عصبي والمنافع المشهورة له ثلاث وقد ذكرها الشيخ.