pharynx Flashcards
nasal pharynx ?
sensory=V2
pos nasal conchae
sup: soft palate
oral pharynx
pos to oral cavity and inf to soft palate
CN 9=Sensory
laryngeal pharynx
sup margin of epiglottis to top of esophagus at C6
Sensory = CN10
Margins : sup, pos, and and lat
sup: base of skull
pos : pharyngeal raphe
ant and lat : pterygoid plate , pterygomandibular raphe and mandible
muscles of pharynx ?
constrictors,
3 longitudinal: stylopharyngeus, salpingopharyngeus, palatopharyngeus
constrictor
sup, mid and inf pharyngeal constrictors
CN110
propel food down to esophagus
stylopharyngeus innervation
CN9 (SVE)
salpingopharyngeus
orginates in pharygotympanic tube (salpinx)
CN10
Elevates larynx and pharynx during swallowing
palatopharyngeus
tenses soft palate
CN10
longitusinal m of pharynx
elevate pharyngeal wa1l during swallowing
pharyngeal tonsils
mid roof od nasopharynx
enlarged= adenoids
tubal tonsils
opening of auditory tube
palatine tonsils
b/w palatoglossal abd pharyngeal folds
bleeding in tonsilectomy is from ext palatine vein or tonsilar a,
lingual tonsils ?
root of tongue
arteries of the pharynx
- ascending pharyngeal and tonsilar arteries of the CN7
- Numerous branches of max and lingual a
- sup and inf laryngeal a (lower)