| S.N. | Pharynx | Larynx |
| 1. | It is located at the back of buccal cavity. | It is located in the upper part of the neck. |
| 2. | It is about 12 cm long. | It is much shorter. |
| 3. | The wall is lined with non-keratinized, stratified squamous epithelium. | Its wall is lined with pseudo-stratified, ciliated columnar epithelium. |
| 4. | Its wall is not supported by cartilages. | The wall is supported by cartilages held together by fibroblastic connective tissue. |
| 5. | It receives the opening of buccal cavity, internal nares, glottis and Eustachian tubes. | Pharynx opens into larynx via glottis and larynx leads into the trachea. |
| 6. | Both food and air pass through it. | Only air passes through it. |
| 7. | It is never closed. | It is closed by epiglottis during deglutition or swallowing of food. |
| 8. | It doesn’t act as a sound box. | It acts as a sound box or vocal cord. |
| 9. | It doesn’t show any enlargement after puberty. | After puberty, it grows in size and becomes more prominent in males. |