Pharynx Flashcards
Opening above nasopharynx?
Nasolacrimal duct
Infection related to auditory tube
Otitis media
3 structures in order in nasopharynx
Auditory tube
Tubal tonsils
Pharyngeal tonsil
Other name for pharyngeal tonsil
Adenoid
What is the nasopharynx main purpose
Respiration
Tonsils in oropharynx
Palatine tonsils
Structure that supports voice box for speech
Piriform fossa
Oral arches/folds
Palatoglossal
Palatopharyngeal
Bottom section of pharynx
Laryngopharynx
Pharynx cranial nerve supply
Glossopharyngeal (IX)
Network of nerve fibres supplying majority of pharynx and palate but not larynx
Pharyngeal plexus
Epithelium of pharynx sections
Psudostratified cilaiated columnar in nasopharynx turns to stratified squamous in oropharynx and same bellow in latyngopharynx