Lecture 10: Pharynx and Larynx Flashcards
Internal nares
Choanae
External Nares
Nostrils
Function of the Pharynx
-shared passageway for air and food
-resonating chamber for speech sounds
-houses the tonsils, serving immunological functions
Divisions of the Pharynx
-Nasopharynx (superior portion)
-Oropharynx (middle portion)
-Laryngopharynx (inferior portion)
Superior border of the nasopharynx
choanae
posterior border of the nasopharynx
vertebral bodies
anterior/inferior border of nasopharynx
soft palate & oropharynx
soft palate
-forms posterior roof of mouth
-arch-shaped muscular partition between nasopharynx and oropharynx
soft palate: swallowing
contracts to close the nasopharynx when swallowing
Eustachian Tube
-a narrow passage between the nasopharynx and the middle ear
-allows air exchange between these areas
Adenoid
-patch of lymphoid tissue on the superior posterior wall of nasopharynx
-atrophies and shrinks significantly in adulthood
Superior border of oropharynx
nasopharynx
inferior border of oropharynx
laryngopharynx
posterior border of oropharynx
vertebral bodies
anterior border of oropharynx
throat(fauces)/oral cavity
nasopharynx function
respiratory
oropharynx function
respiratory and digestion
Oropharyngeal tonsils
-patches of lymphoid tissue
-Lingual tonsils
-palatine tonsils
superior border of laryngopharynx
oropharynx
inferior border of laryngopharynx
larynx & espohagus
posterior border of larygopharynx
vertebral bodies
laryngopharynx functions
respiratory and digestion
key features of laryngopharynx
-laryngeal inlet
-piriform fossae
Laryngeal inlet
entrance to larynx
piriform fossa
groove on either side of the laryngeal inlet
Pharynx epithelium
nasopharynx: pseudostratified ciliated columnar
oropharynx & laryngopharynx: nonkeratinized stratified squamous epiethlium
Pharyngeal muscles: outer circular layer
-superior constrictor (4)
-middle consrtictor(2)
-Inferior constrictor (2)
Superior constrictor muscles location
surrounding the oropharynx
superior constrictor muscles function
constricts the upper portion of the pharynx to facilitate swallowing
Middle constrictor muscles location
surrounds the laryngopharynx
middle constrictor muscles function
constricts the middle portion of the pharynx to facilitate swallowing