pharynx and larynx

Question 1

pharynx

Answer 1

connects the nose and mouth to the larynx and esophagus

Question 2

larynx

Answer 2

the voice box

Question 3

subdivisions of the pharynx

Answer 3

• nasopharynx
• oropharynx
• laryngopharynx

Question 4

nasopharynx boundaries

Answer 4

choanae to soft palate

Question 5

nasopharynx features

Answer 5

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

Question 6

auditory tube

Answer 6

Question 7

pharyngeal tonsil

Answer 7

Question 8

pharyngeal recess

Answer 8

Question 9

tubal tonsil

Answer 9

Question 10

oropharynx boundaries

Answer 10

soft palate to upper epiglottis

Question 11

oropharynx features

Answer 11

palatoglossal folds

Question 12

laryngopharynx boundaries

Answer 12

base of tongue to origin of esophagus

Question 13

laryngopharynx features

Answer 13

• epiglottis
• piriform fossa

Question 14

epiglottis

Answer 14

Question 15

piriform fossa

Answer 15

Question 16

pharynx musculature

Answer 16

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

Question 17

superior constrictor

Answer 17

Question 18

middle constrictor

Answer 18

Question 19

inferior constrictor

Answer 19

Question 20

stylopharyngeus

Answer 20

Question 21

salpingopharyngeus

Answer 21

Question 22

palatopharyngeus

Answer 22

Question 23

pharynx neurovasculature

Answer 23

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

Question 24

pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve

Answer 24

Question 25

glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer 25

Question 26

pharyngeal plexus

Answer 26

Question 27

asending pharyngeal artery

Answer 27

Question 28

branches of the facial and maxillary artery

Answer 28

Question 29

pharyngeal venous plexus

Answer 29

Question 30

larynx cartilages

Answer 30

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

Question 31

cricoid cartilage

Answer 31

Question 32

thyroid cartilage

Answer 32

Question 33

epiglottis

Answer 33

Question 34

arytenoid cartilage

Answer 34

Question 35

corniculate cartilage

Answer 35

Question 36

cuneiform cartilage

Answer 36

Question 37

parts of thyroid cartilage

Answer 37

• superior and inferior cornu
• thyroid lamina
• laryngeal prominence

Question 38

superior and inferior cornu

Answer 38

Question 39

laryngeal prominence

Answer 39

Question 40

thyroid lamina

Answer 40

Question 41

thyroepiglottic ligament

Answer 41

Question 42

apex

Answer 42

Question 43

parts of arytenoid cartilage

Answer 43

• apex
• muscular process
• vocal process

Question 44

muscular process

Answer 44

Question 45

vocal process

Answer 45

Question 46

larynx musculature

Answer 46

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

Question 47

suprahyoid muscles

Answer 47

• digastric
• stylohyoid
• mylohyoid
• geniohyoid

Question 48

infrahyoid muscles

Answer 48

• omohyoid
• sternohyoid
• sternothyroid
• thyrohyoid

Question 49

which muscles move the hyoid bone

Answer 49

• digastric
• stylohyoid
• geniohyoid

Question 50

cricothyroid muscle

Answer 50

Question 51

posterior crico-arytenoid muscle

Answer 51

Question 52

lateral crico-arytenoid muscle

Answer 52

Question 53

transverse arytenoid muscle

Answer 53

Question 54

oblique arytenoid muscle

Answer 54

Question 55

thyroarytenoid muscle

Answer 55

Question 56

vocalis muscle

Answer 56

Question 57

larynx internal features

Answer 57

• vestibule
• ventricle
• infraglottic space

Question 58

vestibule

Answer 58

Question 59

ventricle

Answer 59

Question 60

infraglottic space

Answer 60

Question 61

larynx neurovasculature

Answer 61

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

Question 62

superior laryngeal nerve branches

Answer 62

• internal
• external

Question 63

superior laryngeal nerve internal branch (location)

Answer 63

Question 64

superior laryngeal nerve internal branch (what it supplies)

Answer 64

supplies sensory fibers to the laryngeal mucosa

Question 65

superior laryngeal nerve external branch (location)

Answer 65

Question 66

superior laryngeal nerve external branch (what it supplies)

Answer 66

innervates the cricothyroid muscle

Question 67

superior and inferior thyroid arteries

Answer 67

Question 68

superior and inferior laryngeal veins (location)

Answer 68

Question 69

superior laryngeal veins (where they drain)

Answer 69

internal jugular vein

Question 70

inferior laryngeal veins (where they drains)

Answer 70

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