PHARYNX

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the pharynx is

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is a muscular tube that connects the oral and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.

Question 2

it begins at the base of the skull and ends at the

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the inferior border of the cricoid cartilage (C6).

Question 3

The pharynx is comprised of three parts (superior to inferior):

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Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx.

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The nasopharynx is found between the

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the base of the skull and the soft palate.

Question 5

It is continuous with the nasal cavity and performs a respiratory function by conditioning

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inspired air and propagating it into the larynx.

Question 6

This part of the pharynx is lined with

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respiratory epithelium; ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium with goblet cells.

Question 7

The posterosuperior nasopharynx contains the

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adenoid tonsils, which enlarge between 3-8 years of age and then regress

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Roof and posterior wall:

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The continuous surface that lies inferior to
the body of the sphenoid bone and the
basilar part of the occipital bone

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Pharyngeal tonsils:

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Found in the mucous membrane of the
roof and the posterior wall of the
nasopharynx

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The oropharynx is the middle part of the pharynx, located between the

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soft palate and the superior border of the epiglottis.

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oropharynx contains

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Posterior 1/3 of the tongue.

Lingual tonsils – lymphoid tissue at the base of the tongue.

Palatine tonsils – lymphoid tissue located in the tonsillar fossa (between the palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches of the oral cavity).

Superior constrictor muscle

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borders

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Superiorly: soft palate
Inferiorly: base of the tongue
Laterally: palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal
arches

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Waldeyer’s ring is the ring of

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lymphoid tissue in the naso- and oropharynx formed by the paired palatine tonsils, the adenoid tonsils and lingual tonsil.

Question 14

The oropharynx is involved in the voluntary and involuntary phases of swallowing.

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true

Question 15

Superior constrictor of the pharynx and the pharyngobasilar

fascia form the tonsillar bed

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true

Question 16

The most distal part of the pharynx, the laryngopharynx is located between the

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the superior border of the epiglottis and the inferior border of the cricoid cartilage (C6). It is continuous inferiorly to the esophagus.

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it is found posterior to the larynx and communicates with it via the

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laryngeal inlet, lateral to which one can find the piriform fossae.

Question 18

The laryngopharynx contains the middle and inferior pharyngeal constrictors.

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true

Question 19

Palatopharyngeus and stylopharyngeus muscles form the walls

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true

Question 20

Piriform recess

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small depression of the laryngopharyngeal cavity on either side of the laryngeal inlet

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Separated from the laryngeal inlet by the

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aryepiglottic fold