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Exam 3: Eye, Ear, Etc lecture iv and Neck lecture Flashcards

1
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middle ear’s air-filled cavity, the _ cavity, is w/in the temporal bone

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tympanic cavity

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the tympanic cavity, the _ tube opens into the cavity

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pharyngotympanic tube

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some middle ear contents (we are learning 3)

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  1. auditory ossicles
  2. chorda tympani nerve
  3. two skeletal muscles: tensor tympani and stapedius
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the malleus is attached to the _ membrane

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auditory ossicle; tympanic membrane

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the incus and stapes are attached to the

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auditory ossicles; oval window

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the chorda tympani is a branch of the _ nerve (and CN #)

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facial nerve (CN VII)

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the tensor tympani runs from bone and wall of pharyngotympanic tube to the _

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malleus

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the tensor tympani, it tenses the the tympanic membrane and dampens movements of the ossicles, which help with

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preventing loud sounds from damaging the internal ear

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the stapedius runs from wall of tympanic cavity to _

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stapes

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the stapedius dampens movements of the

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stapes

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the hyoid bone contains a _, two _ and two _

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a body, two greater horns, and two lesser horns

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the hyoid bone makes _ with any other bone

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no joints

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the hyoid bone is suspended, inferior to the mandible, from the styloid processes of the temporal bones by the _

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stylohyoid ligaments

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the hyoid bone provides a _ for the tongue

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movable base

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the hyoid bone serves as a _ to help keep the airway open, and is required for _

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a prop; required for swallowing

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sternocleidomastoid: origin

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from mastoid process and superior nuchal line (ie skull)

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sternocleidomastoid: insertions (a 2 headed muscle)

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  1. to manubrium of sternum (sternal head of muscle)

2. medial third of clavicle (clavicular head of muscle)

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sternocleidomastoid: innervation (and CN #)

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spinal accessory nerve (CN XI)

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sternocleidomastoid: produces multiple movements of _ and _

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produces multiple movements of the head and neck

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sternocleidomastoid (SCM): action includes either head extension or head flexion via _

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bilateral contraction of both SCMs

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sternocleidomastoid (SCM): action includes assisting in _ during breathing via bilateral contraction of both SCMs

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rib cage expansion

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sternocleidomastoid (SCM): action includes laterally flexing the head (bending it sideways) and rotating head so chin rotates toward the contralateral (opposite) side via

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unilateral contraction of one SCM

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arteries in anterior cervical and SCM regions: brachiocephalic trunk: ascends from from the

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arch of the aorta (1st branch off the aorta)

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arteries in anterior cervical and SCM regions: brachiocephalic trunk: bifurcates into the

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right common carotid (supplies head and neck) artery and right subclavian artery (supply limbs)

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arteries in anterior cervical and SCM regions: the right subclavian artery becomes the _ artery

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right axillary artery

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arteries in anterior cervical and SCM regions: left common carotid artery: arises from the _

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aortic arch

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arteries in anterior cervical and SCM regions: left common carotid artery: both common carotid arteries ascend within a _

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carotid sheath

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arteries in anterior cervical and SCM regions: the carotid sheath is a tube of deep fascia that also contains the (2 structures)

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internal jugular vein and vagus nerve

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arteries in anterior cervical and SCM regions: left subclavian artery: arises from the _

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aortic arch

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arteries in anterior cervical and SCM regions: left subclavian artery: becomes the _ artery

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left axillary artery

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arteries in anterior cervical and SCM regions: each common carotid artery terminates by dividing into an _ artery and _ artery

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internal carotid artery and an external carotid artery

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arteries in anterior cervical and SCM regions: carotid sinus: a dilation of the proximal part of the

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internal carotid artery (it may involve the common carotid artery too)

33
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arteries in anterior cervical and SCM regions: carotid sinus: in its wall are _ that detect changes in arterial blood pressure

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baroreceptors

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veins in anterior cervical and SCM regions: right internal jugular vein: drains (3 structures)

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brain, anterior face, and neck structures

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veins in anterior cervical and SCM regions: right internal jugular vein and right subclavian vein: drain _ and merge to form _

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drains upper limb; merge to form the right brachiocephalic vein

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veins in anterior cervical and SCM regions: right internal jugular vein and right subclavian vein: t/f, pattern repeats of the left

37
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veins in anterior cervical and SCM regions: rt and lt brachiocephalic veins merge to form the _ which drains to the rt atrium

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superior vena cava

38
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veins in anterior cervical and SCM regions: external jugular vein: drains into the _ before that vein merges with the internal jugular vein (on rt and lt sides)

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into the subclavian vein

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veins in anterior cervical and SCM regions: external jugular vein: part of it lies on the surface of

40
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veins in anterior cervical and SCM regions: external jugular vein: it drains many head structures external to the

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thyroid: consists mostly of _ lobes, united by a thin, central _

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mostly of rt and lt lobes, united by a thin, central isthmus

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thyroid: wraps around the _ and _ aspects of the trachea at the level of the trachea’s 2nd to 4th rings

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anterior and lateral aspects

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thyroid: blood supply: a four-way anastomosis of the _ arteries

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right and left SUPERIOR thyroid arteries and rt and lt INFERIOR thyroid arteries

44
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thyroid: blood supply: the rt and lt inferior thyroid arteries are branches of branches of the _ arteries

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subclavian arteries

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parathyroids: typically, 4 of these (two _ and two _ parathyroids) exist on the _ surface of the thyroid

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(two superior parathyroids and two inferior parathyroids) exists on the posterior surface of the thyroid

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t/f: aberrant parathyroid glandular tissue is not uncommon

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larynx: consists of an articulating skeleton of 9 cartilages joined by _, _, and _, and lined with _

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ligaments, membranes, and muscles, and lined w/ mucous membrane

48
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larynx: thyroid cartilage (1): (the largest/smallest?); its anterior projection is the _

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(largest); laryngeal prominence

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larynx: thyrohyoid membrane: attached thyroid cartilage to

50
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larynx: epiglottic cartilage (1): is _ cartilage

51
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larynx: epiglottic cartilage (1): together w/ an overlying mucous membrane forms the

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epiglottis

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larynx: epiglottic cartilage (1): attached by ligaments to the _ cartilage and _ bone

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thyroid cartilage and hyoid bone

53
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larynx: epiglottic cartilage (1): prevents _ from entering the larynx during swallowing

54
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pharynx has how many parts? and what are they?

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3

  1. nasopharynx
  2. oropharynx
  3. laryngopharynx
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pharynx: nasopharynx: posterior to the

56
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pharynx: nasopharynx: the superior, _ part of the pharynx

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non-collapsible part

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pharynx: nasopharynx: contains the _ tonsil

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pharyngeal tonsil

58
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pharynx: nasopharynx: has only a _ fcn

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respiratory fcn

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pharynx: oropharynx: posterior to the

60
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pharynx: laryngopharynx: posterior to the

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