pharynx and larynx

Question 1

the pharynx is a

Answer 1

musclofacial structure
extends from teh base of teh skull till c6

Question 2

the pharynx i s divided into 3 parts

Answer 2

nasopharynx choanae ,oro oropharyngeal isthmus and laryngeopharynx laryngeal inlet

Question 3

mua\scles of teh pharync

Answer 3

outer circulara nd inner longitduanl muscles

Question 4

outer circular muscles of te pharynx

Answer 4

superiro i=middle inferiro consitricter

Question 5

inner longitudinal muscle of teh pharynx

Answer 5

stylo pharyngeus, palatophyrngeous and spalingopharynegous

Question 6

nerve supply of te muscles of teh phayrns

Answer 6

phrayngeal branch of vagus except teh stylopharyngeus innervated glosspharyngeal

Question 7

teh nasopharynx

Answer 7

is loacted behind teh choanae
contyinues below ad teh orpharnx

Question 8

features if teh nasopharunx

Answer 8

pharyngeal tonsils ( adenoids)
opejning of teh pharyngeotympanic tube

Question 9

where are teh phargeal tonsils

Answer 9

at teh roof pof teh nasopharynx

Question 10

the oropharnmx

Answer 10

behind the oral cavity

Question 11

featutres of the oropharynx

Answer 11

oropharngeal isthmus ( passage between teh oral cavity abd teh pharynx)

Question 12

contents of teh oro phraynx

Answer 12

palatopharyngeal arches
lingual and palatine tonsils

Question 13

where are teh palatine tonsils

Answer 13

between teh palatoglossala dn palatopharyngeal arches
lateral wall of teh oralpharynx

Question 14

the laryngopharynx extends from the

Answer 14

supeior margin of the epiglotis till c6

Question 15

FEATURESOF TEH LARYNHGOPHARYNX

Answer 15

the laryngeal inlet opens into the naterior wall of the laryngopharynx

Question 16

valleculae

Answer 16

mucousal posches located between teh base of teh tongue and teh epiglotis

Question 17

what are the piriform fossa

Answer 17

pair of mucosal recess on each side of the ;laryngeal inlet
common place for food to get stuck

Question 18

the larynx from above opens into the

Answer 18

the pharynx

Question 19

from below tehlarynx continues as

Answer 19

trachea

Question 20

the larynx is suspended by the

Answer 20

hyoid bone and attache dto the trachea by membranes and ligaments

Question 21

cartillage sof teh larynx

Answer 21

single and paired

Question 22

single cartillages of teh larynx

Answer 22

epiglottis, thyroid and cricoid

Question 23

paired cartillage sof teh larync

Answer 23

artenoid , cunieform and corniculate

Question 24

ehat cartillage is known a teh adams apple

Answer 24

thyroid

Question 25

what cartillage is shaped as a ring

Answer 25

cricoid

Question 26

what cartillage is shaped as a leaf

Answer 26

epiglottis

Question 27

what cartillage is shaped as a pyramid

Answer 27

arytenoid

Question 28

what cartillage is shaped as a conical

Answer 28

corniculate

Question 29

what acrtillage is shaoed as a club

Answer 29

cuneiform

Question 30

nerve supply of the larynx

Answer 30

recurrent laryngeal nerve