Lecture 4: Pharyngeal Anatomy Flashcards
1
Q
What are the names, attachments, functions, and innervations for the pharyngeal anatomy?
A
- Superior constrictor
- Middle constrictor
- Inferior constrictor
- Cricopharyngeus
- Palatopharyngeus
- Stylopharyngeus
- Salpingopharyngeus
2
Q
What is the cricopharyngeus?
A
- Part of the inferior constrictor
- Forms the upper esophageal sphincter
- Upper opening to the esophageus
- Separates the pharynx from the esophagus
