Pharynx Flashcards
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What is the lining of the oropharynx and the laryngopharynx?
A
moist stratified squamous epithelium
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Q
What is the lining of the nasopharynx?
A
A listed, pseudo stratified, columnar epithelium
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Q
What are the three sets of constrictor muscles that constrict and force food down?
A
Superior, inferior and middle
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Q
What is the pharynx?
A
The common opening of both the digestive and respiratory system
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Q
What are the sections of the pharynx?
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The nasopharynx (between nose and mouth) The oropharynx (between mouth and throat) The laryngopharnyx (larynx + pharynx where the larynx is the air only passageway)
