Neck 2 Flashcards
what is the formal name for the voice box
Larynx
what is the larynx continuous with
trachea
what is the continuation of the pharynx
esophagus
level of thyroid
C5-T1
what connects the 2 lobes of the thyroid
Isthmus
what percentage of the population have an extra lobe called the pyramidal lobe on the thyroid
50%
what artery supplies the thyroid
superior thyroid (External carotid) inferior thyroid (thyrocerviacl trunk)
Ima thyroid artery in what percentage of population
10%
two veins that drain thyroid
- Superior thyroid vein
- middle thyroid vein
- Inferior thyroid vein
- Superior thyroid vein
- middle thyroid vein
drain into what vein
Internal jugular vein
Inferior thyroid vein drains into what
brachiocephalic vein
what glands on the back of the thyroid glands
parathyroid
what is the pharynx posterior to
- Nasal cavity
- Oro cavity
- larynx
what is inferior to the pharynx
esophagus
3 sections of the pharynx
- Nasopharynx
- Oropharynx
- Laryngopharynx
Constrictor Muscles (3)
- Superior
- Middle
- Inferior
Constrictor Muscles constrict when
swallowing
Constrictor Muscles innervation
vagus
origins of Superior Constrictor (2)
- Pterygoid hamulus of sphenoid bone and 2. mandible
origins of middle Constrictor
Hyoid
origins of inferior Constrictor
Thyroid Cartilage and Cricoid Cartilage
Stylopharyngeus
innervation
Glossopharyngeal (CN IX)
where can food get stuck
Piriform recesses
what nerve sensory to Mucosa of
Oropharynx
Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
what nerve Sensory:
Mucosa of
Laryngopharynx
vagus
gag reflex what nerves
9, 10
2 functions of larynx
- sound production
2. respiration protection
The larynx is what to the hyoid
inferior