Lecture 19 Flashcards
The floor of this division of the pharynx is formed by the soft palate and the auditory tube opens on the lateral wall of this division.
a. Nasopharynx
b. Oropharynx
c. Hypopharynx
d. Larynx
A. Nasopharynx
Which of the following is a muscle found in the nasopharynx?
a. Faucial Pillars
b. Tonsillar Fossae
c. Superior Constrictor
d. Salpingopharyngeus
D. Salpingopharyngeus
Which of the following is NOT found in the oropharynx?
a. Palatoglossus Muscle
b. Palatopharyngeus Muscle
c. Adenoids
d. Palatine tonsils
C. Adenoids
Which of the following is NOT part of Waldeyer’s ring?
a. Pharyngeal Tonsils
b. Palatine Tonsils
c. Laryngeal Tonsils
d. Lingual Tonsils
C. Laryngeal Tonsils
Which of the following is NOT an artery the tonsils get branches from for blood supply?
a. Maxillary Artery
b. Vertebral Artery
c. Facial Artery
d. Lingual Artery
B. Vertebral Artery
This muscle provides passage for the auditory tube?
a. Middle Constrictor
b. Superior Constrictor
c. Inferior Constrictor
d. Stylopharyngeus Muscle
B. Superior Constrictor
This muscle provides passage for the stylopharyngeus muscle, pharyngeal branch of CN IX, and the tonsilar branch of the facial artery.
a. Middle Constrictor
b. Superior Constrictor
c. Inferior Constrictor
d. Glossopharyngeal Muscle
A. Middle Constrictor
Part of this muscle functions as a sphincter at the superior end of the esophagus.
a. Middle Constrictor
b. Superior Constrictor
c. Inferior Constrictor
d. Stylopharyngeal Muscle
C. Inferior Constrictor
Which of the following does NOT part of the gap above the superior constrictor?
a. Stylopharyngeus Muscle
b. Auditory Tube
c. Pharyngobasilar Fascia
d. Tonsilar Bed
A. Stylopharyngeus Muscle
What nerve traverses the middle constrictor?
a. Facial
b. Trigeminal
c. Olfactory
d. Glossopharyngeal
D. Glossopharyngeal
What nerve innervates the palatopharyngeus muscle and the salpingopharyngeus muscle?
a. CN IX
b. CN X
c. CN VII
d. CN V
B. CN X
What is the function of the palatopharyngeus muscle?
a. Raise Pharynx
b. Lower Pharynx
c. Raise Larynx
d. Lower Larynx
C. Raise Larynx
What is the function of the salpingopharyngeus muscle?
a. Raises Pharynx
b. Lowers Pharynx
c. Lowers Larynx
d. Swallowing
A. Raises Pharynx (also raises larynx)
What is the function of the stylopharyngeus muscle?
a. Raises Pharynx
b. Lowers Pharynx
c. Raises Larynx
d. Lowers Larynx
A. Raises Pharynx
What nerve exits the skull via the jugular foramen, innervates the stylopharyngeus muscle, and is the nerve of the 3rd arch?
a. CN V
b. CN VI
c. CN VII
d. CN IX
D. CN IX