Pharynx

Question 1

Contains the opening of auditory tube and

pharyngeal tonsils

Answer 1

Nasopharynx

Question 2

Contains the palatine and lingual tonsils

Answer 2

Oropharynx

Question 3

Opens into the larynx and esophagus

Answer 3

Laryngopharynx

Question 4

All muscles of the pharynx are innervated by VAGUS NERVE EXCEPT

Answer 4

Stylopharyngeus - Glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 5

Surgical removal of the palatine tonsil may injure this nerve

Answer 5

Glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 6

Lymphoid tissue that surrounds the opening into the Respiratory and Digestive systems forms a ring

Answer 6

Waldeyer Ring of Lymphoid Tissue

Question 7

Waldeyer Ring

Answer 7

Lateral: PALATINE and TUBAL tonsils
Upper: PHARYNGEAL
Lower: LINGUAL

Question 8

Lymph Drainage of pharynx

Answer 8

DIRECTLY – Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes

INDIRECTLY – Retropharyngeal or Paratracheal nodes