Pharynx, Larynx, Soft Palate Flashcards
Most rounded cartilage
cricoid
3 unpaired cartilage
Thyroid cartilage-hyaline
Cricoid cartilage-hyaline
Epiglottic cartilage-elastic
Largest laryngeal cartilage
thyroid cartilage
Thyroid cartilage passes through
Internal branch of superior laryngeal nerve
Superior laryngeal (of superior thyroid artery)
Cartilage with the only complete ring of cartilage in respiratory system
Cricoid cartilage
3 paired cartilages
Arytenoid cartilage-hyaline
Corniculate cartilage-elastic
Cuneiform cartilage-elastic
shape of 3 paired cartilages
Arytenoid cartilage- pyramid shape
Corniculate c.-conical shape
cuneiform c.-club shape
Extrinsic laryngeal ligaments
Thyrohyoid membrane
Median cricothyroid ligament
cricotracheal ligament
Intrinsic laryngeal ligaments
True vocal cord
false vocal cord
Cricothyroid is innervated by
INNERVATED BY CN X (EXTERNAL BRANCH OF SUPERIOR LARYNGEAL NERVE)
Ant. to post. palatopharyngeal arch etc.
Palatoglossal arch
Palatine tonsil
Palatopharyngeal arch
Tensor veli palatini innervated by
V3
The tendon that wraps around pterygoid hamulus like a pulley?
tensor veli palatini
Superior constrictor (of pharynx) OIAN?
O: pterygoid hamulus, pterygomandibular raphe, side of tongue
I: pharyngeal tubercle, pharyngeal raphe
A: constricts uppper portion of the pharynx
N: CN X
Longitudinal muscles of the pharynx?
Palatopharyngeus
Salpingopharyngeus
Stylopharyngeus
Salipingopharygeus muscle OIAN?
O; Auditory tube
I: thyroid cartilage
A: elevates pharynx
N: CN X
Deglutition aka swallowing in a 24 hr period:
Swallow how many times a day?
relating to feeding?
Around ___ of all swallows occur during sleep
600-1000 times a day
150 related to feeding
1/12
Shape of 3 unpaired cartilages?
Thyroid cartilage-hyaline
Cricoid cartilage-ring
Epiglottic cartilage-leaf-shaped
Site of common lodging of sharp ingested food?
Piriform fossa
Rima vestibuli
triangular opening
between vestibular folds