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Pharynx: Cavity Of Pharynx Flashcards

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Cavity of pharynx

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  1. Nasopharynx
  2. Oropharynx
  3. Laryngopharynx
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Nasopharynx site

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Widest part
Behind nasal cavity

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Nasopharynx function

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Respiratory

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Nasopharynx extension

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From skull base to soft palate

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Nasopharynx communications: anterior

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With nasal cavity via posterior nasal opening

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Nasopharynx communications: inferior

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With Oropharynx via pharyngeal isthmus

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Nasopharynx communications: lateral

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With middle ear via auditory (eustachian) tube

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Nasopharynx boundries

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  1. Roof
  2. Floor
  3. Posterior wall
  4. Anterior wall
  5. Lateral wall
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Nasopharynx roof

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Sphenoid body and occipital body basilar part

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Nasopharynx floor

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Soft palate

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Nasopharynx anterior wall

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Nasal cavity and soft palate

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Nasopharynx posterior wall

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Atlas anterior arch

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Nasopharynx lateral wall

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  1. Auditory tube opening
  2. Tubal elevation
  3. Salpingopharyngeal fold
  4. Pharyngeal recess
  5. Nasopharyngeal tonsil
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Auditory tube opening

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1 cm behind inferior concha

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Tubal elevation

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Above and behind tube opening

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Salpingopharyngeal fold

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(Covers salpingo-pharyngeus muscle) descends from tubal elevation

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Pharyngeal recess

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Behind tubal elevation

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Nasopharyngeal tonsil

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  1. Lymphoid tissue mass at junction of roof and posterior wall
  2. Starts to degenerate at age 6-7 years
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Oropharynx site

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Behind oral cavity

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Oropharynx function

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Respiratory and digestive

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Oropharynx extension

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From soft palate to epiglottis upper border

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Oropharynx communications anterior

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With oral cavity via oropharyngeal isthmus

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Oropharynx communications superior

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With nasopharynx via pharyngeal isthmus

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Oropharynx communications inferior

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With laryngopharynx

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Oropharynx boundries

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  1. Anterior wall
  2. Posterior wall
  3. Lateral wall
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Oropharynx anterior wall

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Dorsum of pharyngeal part tongue

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Oropharynx posterior wall

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2nd and 3rd cervical vertebrae

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Oropharynx lateral wall

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  1. Palatine tonsil: Les in tonsillar fossa between palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches
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Laryngopharynx

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Opens in larynx cavity extending from epiglottis (above) to C6 lower border (below)

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