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Pharynx, Larynx, Soft Palate Flashcards

1
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Most rounded cartilage

A

cricoid

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2
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3 unpaired cartilage

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Thyroid cartilage-hyaline
Cricoid cartilage-hyaline
Epiglottic cartilage-elastic

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3
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Largest laryngeal cartilage

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thyroid cartilage

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4
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Thyroid cartilage passes through

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Internal branch of superior laryngeal nerve

Superior laryngeal (of superior thyroid artery)
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5
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Cartilage with the only complete ring of cartilage in respiratory system

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Cricoid cartilage

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6
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3 paired cartilages

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Arytenoid cartilage-hyaline
Corniculate cartilage-elastic
Cuneiform cartilage-elastic

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7
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shape of 3 paired cartilages

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Arytenoid cartilage- pyramid shape
Corniculate c.-conical shape
cuneiform c.-club shape

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8
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Extrinsic laryngeal ligaments

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Thyrohyoid membrane
Median cricothyroid ligament
cricotracheal ligament

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9
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Intrinsic laryngeal ligaments

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True vocal cord

false vocal cord

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10
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Cricothyroid is innervated by

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INNERVATED BY CN X (EXTERNAL BRANCH OF SUPERIOR LARYNGEAL NERVE)

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11
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Ant. to post. palatopharyngeal arch etc.

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Palatoglossal arch

Palatine tonsil

Palatopharyngeal arch

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12
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Tensor veli palatini innervated by

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V3

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13
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The tendon that wraps around pterygoid hamulus like a pulley?

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tensor veli palatini

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14
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Superior constrictor (of pharynx) OIAN?

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O: pterygoid hamulus, pterygomandibular raphe, side of tongue
I: pharyngeal tubercle, pharyngeal raphe
A: constricts uppper portion of the pharynx
N: CN X

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15
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Longitudinal muscles of the pharynx?

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Palatopharyngeus
Salpingopharyngeus
Stylopharyngeus

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16
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Salipingopharygeus muscle OIAN?

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O; Auditory tube
I: thyroid cartilage
A: elevates pharynx
N: CN X

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17
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Deglutition aka swallowing in a 24 hr period:
Swallow how many times a day?
relating to feeding?
Around ___ of all swallows occur during sleep

A

600-1000 times a day
150 related to feeding
1/12

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18
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Shape of 3 unpaired cartilages?

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Thyroid cartilage-hyaline
Cricoid cartilage-ring
Epiglottic cartilage-leaf-shaped

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19
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Site of common lodging of sharp ingested food?

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Piriform fossa

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20
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Rima vestibuli

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triangular opening

between vestibular folds

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21
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rima glottidis

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Narrower triangular openings

Between vocal cords

22
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Rima vestibubuli and glottidis can open and close by movement of?

A

arytenoid cartilage

23
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True vocal cord is ___ to the false vocal cord.

24
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Sphenoid sinus drains into the

A

sphenoethmoid sinus

25
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5 muscles of palate with innervations

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Tensor veli palatini (V3)
Levator veli palatini (X)
palatopharangeus (X)
palatoglossus (X)
musculus uvulae X)
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26
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Wraps around medial pterygoid hamulus on sphenoidal medial pterygoid plate and acts like a pulley?

A

Tensor veli palatini

27
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pharynx contains 3 tonsils

A

pharyngeal (ADENOID if enlarged) (1)
Palatine (2)
Lingual (1)

28
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3 pharyngeal constrictor muscles? innervated by?

A

superior constrictor
middle constrictor
inferior constrictor
CNX via pharyngeal plexus

29
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constrictor muscles of pharynx joined together by?

A

pharyngeal raphe

30
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Stylopharyngeus innervated by

31
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Sensory innervation of pharynx

A

Nasopharynx (V3)
Oropharynx (CN IX)
Laryngopharynx (CN X)

32
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What includes the adenoid or pharyngeal tonsil and also includes opening of eustachian tube?

A

nasopharynx

33
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What includes salpingopharyngeal fold, palatine tonsils, (2) lingual tonsil (1), and epiglottic vallecula?

A

oropharynx

34
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uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

A

Removal of palatine tonsils, uvula, part of soft palate

35
Q

What is atop of esophagus (C6(?

A

Laryngopharynx

36
Q

In a 24 hr period you swallow?
How many related to feeding?
About ___ of all swallows occurs during sleep

A

600-1000 times a day
150 related to feeding
1/12

37
Q

Posterior cricoarytenoid___ rima glottidis

A

opens/abducts

38
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Instrinsic muscles of larynx: Lateral cricoarytenoid, transverse arytenoid, and oblique arytenoid all??

A

closes (adducts) rima glottidis

39
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All intrinsic muscles of larynx innervated by

A

Inferior (recurrent) laryngeal nerve (CN X)

40
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A of tensor veli palatini

A

Tenses soft palate, pulls soft palate laterally, opens auditory tube

41
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A of Levator veli palatini

A

Elevates soft palate, pulls soft palate posteriorly (helps close nasopharynx)

42
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A of musculus uvulae

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elevates uvula (close nasopharynx), pulls uvula laterally

43
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Between base of skull and superior constrictor

A

Auditory tube
Levator veli palatini m.
Ascending pharyngeal a. -From ECA
Ascending palatine a. -From facial a.

44
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Between the superior and middle constrictors

A

Stylopharyngeus m.
Glossopharyngeal n.
Tonsillar branch-From facial a.
Styloyhyoid ligament

45
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Between the middle and inferior constrictors

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Internal branch of superior laryngeal n.

Superior laryngeal a. and v.–From superior thyroid a., from ECA

46
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Inferior to the inferior constrictor

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Recurrent laryngeal n.

Inferior laryngeal a. and v.–From inferior thyroid a., from thyrocervical trunk

47
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Middle constrictor OIAN

A

O: Stylohyoid ligament, hyoid

I: Pharyngeal raphe

A: Constricts middle portion of the pharynx

N: CNX, via pharyngeal plexus

48
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Inferior constrictor OIAN

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O: Thyroid cartilage, cricoid cartilage

I: Pharyngeal raphe

A: Constricts lower portion of the pharynx

N: CNX, via pharyngeal plexus

49
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Palatopharyngeus OIAN

A

O: Posterior border of hard palate, palatine aponeurosis

I: Thyroid cartilage

A: Elevates pharynx, helps close the nasopharynx

N: CNX, via pharyngeal plexus

50
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Sylopharyngeus m. OIAN

A

O: Styloid process

I: Thyroid cartilage

A: Elevates pharynx, expands the sides of the pharynx

N: CNIX

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