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| this is the part of the digestive and respiratory system located posterior to nasal cavity, oral cavity, and larynx |
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| The pharynx extends from? |
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| the pharynx extends from the base of the skull __________ to cricoid cartilage below, which lies at c6; here it becomes continuous with the esophagus |
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| The widest part of the pharynx is ? |
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| The narrowest part of the pharynx ? |
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| is at its termination at the esophagus, thus its funnel shaped |
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| The pharynx has openings that allow it to be continuous with ________? |
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| name the seven cavities of the pharynx |
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2 nasal cavities
oral cavity
2 tympaninc cavities
larynx
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| Name the 3 parts of the pharynx |
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nasopharynx
laryngopharynx (hypopharynx)
oropharynx |
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| Posterior to nasal cavity |
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| the nasopharynx is open to the nasal cavity at the ______. |
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| a bony aperture located at the junction of the nasal cavity and nasopharynx |
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| The roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx form a continuous sloping surface that lies under body of the ___________ and ___________ part of occipital bone |
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| this is a mass of lymphoid tissue embedded in the mucous membrane in the nasopharynx |
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| Another name for pharyngeal tonsils? |
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| adenoids ( when swollen may cause resp. obstruction) |
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| the lateral wall of the nasopharynx is characterized by? |
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| pharyngeal opening of the auditory tube |
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| Pharyngeal opening of the auditory tube is 1.5cm posterior to the ___________. |
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| another name for auditory tube? |
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| Eustachian or pharyngotympanic tube |
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| How long is the auditory tube? |
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| The auditory tube connects the tympanic cavity of the __________ with the _______. |
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| the auditory tubes' anterior-medial two-thirds, that part related to the pharynx, is composed of ___________? |
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| the auditory tubes' posterior lateral third, that part related to the middle ear is __________? |
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| The cartilaginous part of the auditory tube , because of its __________, usually remains collapsed |
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| Whats the mechanism of the opening of the auditory tube? |
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| the medial end of the cartilaginous part of the auditory tube projects into the nasopharynx on the lateral wall just _______ to the opening of the auditory tube |
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| the medial end of the cartilaginous part of the auditory tube projects into the nasopharynx on the lateral wall just superior to the opening of the auditory tube, this cartilage is referred to as ____________. |
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| Torus is latin for the word |
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| Name the three mucous membrane folds that extend from the taurus tubarius? |
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salpingopharyngeal fold
salpingopalatine fold
torus levatorius |
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| this mucous membrane fold extends from the torus tubarius to the soft palate |
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| this mucous membrane fold extends from the torus tubarius to the lateral wall of the pharynx |
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| this mucous membrane is between two folds and extends from the mouth of the tube to the soft palate |
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| all the mucous membrane folds from torus tubarius exist because the presence of ____________ |
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| muscle housed by the fold |
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| the portion of the nasopharynx posterior to the torus is termed the ____________ |
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| lymphoid tissue sometimes found in the pharyngeal recess is called__________. |
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| the nasopharynx communicates with the oropharynx via the _______________ |
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| The pharyngeal isthmus is bounded by the soft palate __________ and the wall of the pharynx_____________. |
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| The oropharynx is continuous with the oral cavity by the |
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| What are the boundaries of the oropharyngeal isthmus? |
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superiorly- soft palate
inferiorly-tongue
laterally- the pillars of the fauces |
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| Whats another name for the anterior pillar of the fauces? |
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| This is a fold of mucous membrane extending from the palate to the side of the tongue |
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| the anterior pillar of the fauces contains this muscle |
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| Another name for posterior pillar of the fauces |
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| this extends from the soft palate to the lateral side of the pharynx |
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| What muscle is contained in the palatopharyngeal arch? |
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| Between the two arches lies the tonsillar bed, in which the ____________ lies. |
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| this extends from the upper border of the epiglottis to the cricoid cartilage, where its continuous with the esophagus |
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| on either side of the larynx lies a _____________ |
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| During swallowing, a bolus of food is deviated laterally by the epiglottis into one or both food channels called___________ |
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| what nerve lies under the mucous membrane in each piriform recess |
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| what artery courses under the mucous membrane in each piriform recess |
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| superior laryngeal artery |
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| The wall of the pharynx consists of several layers such as______. |
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| mucous membrane, fibrous layer, muscular layer, and fascial layer |
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| the mucous membrane lining the internal surface of the pharynx is continuous with mucous membrane lining in the _________________________(4 things) |
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| nasal cavity, oral cavity, larynx, auditory tube |
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