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pharynx and larynx Flashcards

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pharynx

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connects the nose and mouth to the larynx and esophagus

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larynx

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the voice box

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subdivisions of the pharynx

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  • nasopharynx
  • oropharynx
  • laryngopharynx
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nasopharynx boundaries

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choanae to soft palate

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nasopharynx features

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  • auditory tube
  • tubal tonsil
  • pharyngeal tonsil
  • pharyngeal recess
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auditory tube

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pharyngeal tonsil

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pharyngeal recess

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tubal tonsil

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oropharynx boundaries

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soft palate to upper epiglottis

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oropharynx features

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palatoglossal folds

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laryngopharynx boundaries

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base of tongue to origin of esophagus

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laryngopharynx features

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  • epiglottis
  • piriform fossa
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epiglottis

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piriform fossa

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pharynx musculature

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  • superior, middle, and inferior constrictors
  • stylopharyngeus
  • salpingopharyngeus
  • palatopharyngeus
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superior constrictor

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middle constrictor

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inferior constrictor

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stylopharyngeus

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salpingopharyngeus

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palatopharyngeus

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pharynx neurovasculature

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  • pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve
  • glossopharyngeal nerve
  • pharyngeal plexus
  • ascending pharyngeal artery
  • branches of the facial and maxillary artery
  • pharyngeal venous plexus
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pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve

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glossopharyngeal nerve

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pharyngeal plexus

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asending pharyngeal artery

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branches of the facial and maxillary artery

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pharyngeal venous plexus

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larynx cartilages

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  • cricoid
  • thyroid
  • epiglottis
  • arytenoid
  • corniculate
  • cuneiform
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cricoid cartilage

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thyroid cartilage

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33
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epiglottis

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34
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arytenoid cartilage

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corniculate cartilage

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cuneiform cartilage

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parts of thyroid cartilage

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  • superior and inferior cornu
  • thyroid lamina
  • laryngeal prominence
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superior and inferior cornu

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laryngeal prominence

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thyroid lamina

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thyroepiglottic ligament

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apex

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parts of arytenoid cartilage

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  • apex
  • muscular process
  • vocal process
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muscular process

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vocal process

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larynx musculature

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  • cricothyroid
  • posterior crico-arytenoid
  • lateral crico-arytenoid
  • transverse arytenoid
  • oblique arytenoid
  • thyroarytenoid
  • vocalis
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suprahyoid muscles

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  • digastric
  • stylohyoid
  • mylohyoid
  • geniohyoid
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infrahyoid muscles

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  • omohyoid
  • sternohyoid
  • sternothyroid
  • thyrohyoid
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which muscles move the hyoid bone

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  • digastric
  • stylohyoid
  • geniohyoid
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cricothyroid muscle

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posterior crico-arytenoid muscle

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lateral crico-arytenoid muscle

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transverse arytenoid muscle

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oblique arytenoid muscle

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thyroarytenoid muscle

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vocalis muscle

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larynx internal features

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  • vestibule
  • ventricle
  • infraglottic space
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vestibule

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ventricle

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infraglottic space

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larynx neurovasculature

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  • superior laryngeal nerve
  • superior and inferior thyroid arteries
  • superior and inferior laryngeal veins
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superior laryngeal nerve branches

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  • internal
  • external
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superior laryngeal nerve internal branch (location)

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superior laryngeal nerve internal branch (what it supplies)

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supplies sensory fibers to the laryngeal mucosa

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superior laryngeal nerve external branch (location)

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66
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superior laryngeal nerve external branch (what it supplies)

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innervates the cricothyroid muscle

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superior and inferior thyroid arteries

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superior and inferior laryngeal veins (location)

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superior laryngeal veins (where they drain)

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internal jugular vein

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inferior laryngeal veins (where they drains)

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left brachiocephalic vein via the inferior thyroid vein or the anterior tracheal venous plexus

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