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Pharynx Description

A

Musculomembranous Tube
12.5 cm long
No Anterior Wall

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Extent of Pharynx

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Superior: Base of Skull
Inferior: 6th Cervical Vertebra opposite lower border of Cricoid Cartilage

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What are the parts of the Pharynx?

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Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx

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Layers of the Pharyngeal Wall

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Deep to Superficial:
Mucous Membrane
Fibrous Layer/Pharyngeobasilar Fascia
Muscular Coat (defecting upwards)

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Nasopharynx
Extent

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Superior: Base of Skull
Inferior: Soft Palate

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Nasopharynx
Special Features

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Pharyngeal Opening of Eustachian Tube behind Inferior Nasal Concha
Tubal Elevation
Salpingopharyngeal Fold
Nasopharygeal Tonsil in the Roof of Nasopharynx

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Nasopharynx
What produces the Tubal Elevation?

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Cartilage of Tube above and behind

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Nasopharynx
What produces the Salinpopharyngeal Fold?

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Salpingopharyngeus Muscle

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Nasopharynx
What condition could cause difficulty breating in children?

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Adenoids: Enlargement of Nasopharyngeal Tonsil which obstructs Nasopharynx

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Oropharynx
Extent

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Superior: Soft Palate
Inferior: Upper End of Epiglottis

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Oropharynx
Special Features

A

Glossoepiglottic Folds
Palatopharyngeal Arch
Tonsillar Fossa

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Oropharynx
What are the Glossoepiglottic Folds?

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1 Median and 2 Lateral Folds connecting Back of Tongue to Front of Epiglottis

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Oropharynx
What are the Valleculae?

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Two Depressed Areas between the Glossoepiglottic Folds

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Oropharynx
What produces the Palatopharyngeal Arch?

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Palatopharyngeus Muscle

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Oropharynx
What is found in the Tonsilar Fossa?

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Palatine Tonsils

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Oropharynx: Palatine Tonsils
What are the Palatine Tonsils?

A

Mass of Lymphoid Tissues

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17
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Oropharynx: Palatine Tonsils
Location of Palatine Tonsils?

A

Lateral Wall of Oropharynx
Between Palatoglossal and Palatopharyngeal Arches

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18
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Oropharynx: Palatine Tonsils
Features

A

2 Ends
2 Surfaces

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Oropharynx: Palatine Tonsils
Ends

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Upper End: Reaching Soft Palate
Lower End: Reaching Dorsum of Tongue

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Oropharynx: Palatine Tonsils
Surfaces

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Medial Surface: 10-15 Orifices leading to Tonsillar Crypts
Lateral Surface: Tonsillar Hemicapsule which is an extension from the Pharyngobasilar Fascia

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Oropharynx: Palatine Tonsils
Nerve Supply

A

Glossopharyngeal Nerve

Tonsilitis causes referred pain to ear

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Oropharynx: Palatine Tonsils
Lymphatic Drainage

A

Jugulodigastric Lymph Nodes

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23
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Laryngopharynx
Extent

A

Superior: Epiglottis
Inferior: Cricoid Cartilage (C6)

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Laryngopharynx
Special Features

A

Laryngeal Inlet
Mucous membrane on the back of Arytenoid and Cricoid Cartilage
Piriform Fossa

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What are the Muscles of the Pharynx?

A

Outer Layer: 3 Constrictors
Inner Layer: 3 Longitudinal Muscles

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Outer Layer
Names of Constrictors?

A

Superior
Middle
Inferior

27
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Outer Layer
What are the features of the Constrictors?

A

Overlap each other from below upwards
Absent from side wall of nasopharynx

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Outer Layer
All Constrictors insert into …

A

pharyngeal raphe posteriorly

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Outer Layer
Superior Constrictor Origin

A

Posterior End of Mylohyoid Line of Mandible

30
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Outer Layer
Middle Constrictor Origin

A

Hyoid Bone

31
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Outer Layer
Inferior Constrictor functional parts

A

Thyropharyngeus Part
Cricopharyngeus Part

32
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Outer Layer
Origin of Thyropharyngeal Part

A

Thyroid Cartilage

33
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Outer Layer
Origin of Cricopharyngeal Part

A

Side of Cricoid Cartilage

34
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Outer Layer
Function of Constrictors

A

Propulsive action during Swallowing

35
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Outer Layer
Function of Cricopharyngeus

A

Spincter at Lower End of Pharynx
Prevents Suction of Air into Esophagus

36
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Outer Layer
What occurs if the Cricopharyngeus fails to relax?

A

Pharyngeal Mucous Membrane Herniates posterolaterally between Cricopharyngeus and Thyropharyngeus

37
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Inner Layer
What are the Muscles of the Inner Layer?

A

Stylopharyngeus
Salpingopharyngeus
Palatopharyngeus

38
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Inner Layer
Insertion of the Inner Layer Muscles

A

Posterior Border of Thyroid Cartilage

39
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Inner Layer
Function

A

Pull Larynx upwards to close Laryngeal Inlet

40
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Pharyngobasilar Fascia location

A

Above Superior Constrictor where Pharyngeal Wall is deficient

41
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Location of Glossopharyngeal Nerve and Stylopharyngeus Muscle

A

Between Superior and Middle Constrictor

42
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Location of Internal Laryngeal Nerve and Superior Laryngeal Vessels

A

Between Middle and Inferior Constrictors

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Location of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve and Inferior Laryngeal Vessels

A

Below Lower Border of Inferior Constrictor

44
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Motor Nerve Supply of Pharygeal Muscles (except Stylopharyngeus)

A

Vagus Nerve

45
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Motor Nerve Supply of Stylopharyngeus

A

Glossopharyngeal Nerve

46
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Sensory Nerve Supply of Pharynx

A

Pharyngeal Branch of Glossopharyngeal Nerve

47
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Arterial Blood Supply of Tonsils and Pharynx

A

Ascending Pharyngeal Artery of ECA
Ascending Palatine and Tonsillar Arteries of the Facial Artery
Pharyngeal Branch of the Maxillary Artery

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Venous Drainage of Tonsils and Pharynx

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Veins of Pharynx collect into Pharyngeal Venous Plexus draining into IJV

49
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Lymphatic Drainage of Tonsils and Pharynx

A

Retropharyngeal Lymph Nodes

50
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Cervical Esophagus
Length

51
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Cervical Esophagus
Extent

A

Superior: Cricoid Cartilage (C6)
Inferior: Thoracic Inlet (T1)

52
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Cervical Esophagus
Anterior Relations

A

Trachea
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

53
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Cervical Esophagus
Lateral Relations

A

Thyroid Lobes
Carotid Sheath

54
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Cervical Esophagus
Posterior Relations

A

Vertebral Column

55
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Cervical Esophagus
Arterial Blood Supply

A

Branches of Inferior Thyroid Artery

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Cervical Esophagus
Venous Drainage

A

Inferior Thyroid Vein

57
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Cervical Esophagus
Lymphatic Drainage

A

Internal Jugular Lymph Nodes

MD2S3: Anatomy 203 (31 decks)

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