Pharynx Flashcards

1
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Divisions

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Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx

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Nasopharynx

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Pharyngotympanic Tube (auditory tube)
Tenso Veli Palatini
Levator Veli Palatini
Musculus Uvulae
Salpingopharyngeus
Superior Pharyngeal Constrictor
Pharyngeal Tonsils (adenoids)
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Oropharynx

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Palatoglossal (ant) arch
Palatoglossus
Palatopharyngeal (post) arch
Palatopharyngeus
Tonsilar Sinus - Palatine tonsil, CN IX, Tonsilar branch of facial artery
Middle Pharyngeal Constrictor
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Laryngopharynx

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Stylopharyngeus

Inferior pharyngeal constrictor

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5
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Layers of wall

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5 layers - Internal to external 
Mucous membrane
Submucosa
Pharyngobasilar fascia
Constrictor muscles
Buccopharyngeal fascia
Leads to retropharyngeal space
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6
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Nerve Supply

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Pharyngeal plexus

CN IX and X - Sympathetics

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