Pharynx Flashcards
What structures lie between the Sup constrictor and skull?
Levator Palati
Auditory Tube
What structures lie between the Sup and Mid Constrictors?
CN IX
Stylopharyngeus M
What structures lie between the Mid. And Inf. Constrictor?
Superior Laryngeal N.
Internal Laryngeal N.
What lies within the nasopharynx?
Pharyngeal Tonsil (Adenoids)
Opening of Auditory Tube
What lies within the oropharynx?
Palatine Tonsils
Palatoglossal Arch
Valleculae - depressions
What lies within the laryngopharynx?
Piriform Recess
What is the motor innervation of the pharynx?
All X
Except Stylopharyngeus (IX)
What is the sensory innervation to the pharynx?
Nasopharynx - VII
Oropharynx - IX
Laryngopharynx - X
What arteries provide blood supply to the pharynx?
Ascending Pharyngeal
Facial
Lingual
Maxillary
What veins drain the pharynx?
Pharyngeal plexus to the internal jugular
What lymph nodes lie within the pharynx?
Deep Cervical Nodes
What two places can food get stuck when trying to swallow that may feel like choking?
Valleculae in the posterior tongue
Prirform recesses, lateral to the opening of the larynx