Respiratory System Part2 Flashcards
Pharynx is a tube made up bu
fibro-muscular
Pharynx extension?
base of skull to esophagus
Anterior wall of pharynx communicate with
1-nasal
2-oral
3-layrnx
Pharynx mucous continues woth?
1-nose
2-mouth
3-lyrnx
4-middle ear
Pharynx mucous attached to multiple organs, so what happens with infection?
one organ= spread to others
parts of pharynx?
1-Nasopharynx
2-Oropharynx
3-Layrngopharynx
Nasopharynx location?
posterior to nasal cavity, above soft palate
Nasopharynx must always
be open
Extension of Nasopharynx superiorly
Sphenoid bone
Extension of Nasopharynx inferiorly
margins of soft palate & Uvula
Extension of Nasopharynx anteriorly
nasal septum & choana
Extension of Nasopharynx posterolateraly
pharyngeal wall
Number & name important structures of Nasopharynx
1-adenoids/pharyngeal tonsils
2-Tubal tonsils
3-Opening of Eustachian tubes
4-Pharyngeal recess
5-muscles of pharyngeal wall
what are the muscles of pharyngeal wall in Nasopharynx?
1-Tensor veli palatini
2-Levator veli palatini
3-Salpingopharryngus
how does Nasopharynx communicate?
inferiorly with orophyrnx