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H&N - Pharynx Flashcards

1
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Constrictor muscles of pharynx

A

Superior contrictor

Middle

Inferior

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Innervation of constrictor muscles

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Vagus

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3
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Longitudinal muscles of the pharynx

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Stylopharyngeus

Salpingopharyngeus

Palatopharyngeus

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4
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Innervation of longitudinal muscles of pharynx

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Stylopharyneus- CN 9

Salpingopharyngeus - CN10

Palatopharyngeus - CN10

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5
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Function of longitudinal muscles of pharynx

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Elevation of pharynx

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6
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Pharyngeal fascia

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They coat pharyngeal muscles

Thin outer layer: buccopharyngeal fascia

Thick inner layer: pharyngobasilar fascia

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7
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Position of palatine tonsils (adenoids)

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Between palatopharyngeal and palatoglossal arches

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Arterial supply of palatine tonsils

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Tonsillar artery (branch of facial artery)

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9
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Motor innervation of pharynx

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Vagus (except stylopharyngeus: CN9)

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10
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Sensory innervation of pharynx

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Nasopharynx: V2

Oropharynx: CN9

Laryngopharynx: CN10

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11
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Blood supply to larynx

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Superior laryngeal artery (branch of superior thyroid)

Inferior laryngeal artery (branch of inferior thyroid)

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Lymph drainage of thyroid gland

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Above vocal cords: Upper deep cervical nodes

Below vocal cords: Prelaryngeal and pretracheal nodes and inferior deep cervical nodes

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13
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Innervation of laryngeal muscles

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Cricothyroid: superior laryngeal nerve

Everything else: recurrent laryngeal nerve

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14
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Nerve supplying sensory innervation of laryngopharynxpharynx

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Above vocal cords: superior laryngeal nerve

Below vocal cords: recurrent laryngeal nerve

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15
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Structure of nasal cavity

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Choncha and meatus

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16
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Paranasal sinuses

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17
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Innervation of paranasal sinuses

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Different branches of trigeminal

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18
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Openings of nasal canal

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19
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Little’s area

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90% nose bleeds occur in little’s area

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20
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Foramen cecum of tongue

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At apex of terminal sulcus: where epithelium invaginated to form thyroid gland

If thyroglossal duct persists: forms thyroglossal cyst

21
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Papillae of the tongue

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Filiform: end in one or more points

Fungiform: around the margins

Vallate: 8-12, anterior to terminal sulcus

Foliate: folds at sides of the tongue

They increase the surface area and have taste buds (except filiform)

22
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Sensory innervation of the tongue

23
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Innervation of muscles of tongue

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Intrinsic: hypoglossal nerve

Extrinsic: mostly hypoglossal (except palatoglossus: vagus)

24
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Lymphatic drainage of tongue

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Anterior 2/3: ipsilateral (mostly), Posterior 1/3: bilateral

Tip: submental node then to deep cervical

Mid: Submandibular then deep cervical

(Mid central : bilateral, Mid lateral: ipsilateral)

25
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Sublingual and submandibular openings

26
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Innervation of soft palate muscles

27
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Teeth

28
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Innervation of teeth

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Upper: V2

Lower: V3

29
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Where does the posterior ethmoidal sinus drain

A

superior meatus

30
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Where do the anterior ethmoidal, maxillary and frontal sinuses drain

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middle meatus

31
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Where does nasolacrimal duct drain

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Lower meatus

32
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Space between the vocal cords aka

A

Rima glottidis

33
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Where is pharyngeal pouch found

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Killia’s triangle: between cricopharyngeus and thyropharyngeus

34
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Which muscle abduct vocal cords

A

Posterior cricoarytenoid (innervated by inferior branch of recurrent laryngeal)

35
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Which muscles adduct the vocal cords

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Lateral cricoarytenoid

Transverse arytenoid

36
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Muscles that tense the vocal cords

A

cricothyroid

37
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Muscles that relax the vocal cords

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Thyroarytenoid

Vocalis

38
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Where are berry’s ligaments found

A

attaches thyroid to trachea

39
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Which blood vessel is the common culprit for reactionary haemorrhage post-tonsillectomy

A

External palatine vein

40
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Anatomy of larynx

A

Vestibular fold above the vocal fold

41
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Piriform fossa

A

food can get stuck here

Medial: aryepiglottic fold

Lateral: thyroid cartilage, thyrohyoid membrane

42
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Vallecula

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Space between tongue and epiglottis

43
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Function of false cords

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I.e. vestibular cord

Little role in phonation (apart from purring in cats)

Important at protecting airway (pts with resected epiglottis have same risk of aspiration as ones without

44
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How to diffentiate false and true cords in alive patietns

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False look very red as have a large flow through the mucosa

True look white as they are relatively avascular

45
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Branches of superior laryngeal nerve

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External laryngeal and internal laryngeal

46
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What does external laryngeal n supply

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Motor to cricothyroid and inferior constrictor

47
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What does internal laryngeal nerve supply

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Sensation to superior larynx

48
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Intrinsic muscles of tongue

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Superior and inferior longitundinal

Transverse

Vertical

49
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Extrinsic muscles of the tongue

A

Genioglossus

Styloglossus

Palatoglossus

Hyoglossus

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