The Pharynx

Question 1

what are the 3 major parts of the pharyngeal cavity?

Answer 1

nasopharynx, oropharynx, larnygopharynx

Question 2

What is the pharynx?

Answer 2

a muscular tube that can change its cross section diameter

involved in swallowing, respiration, and speech

Question 3

superior pharyngeal constrictor origin

Answer 3

sphenoid bone and the mandible

Question 4

superior pharyngeal constrictor insert

Answer 4

median pharyngeal raphe

Question 5

superior pharyngeal constrictor action

Answer 5

reduce pharyngeal cross section area drawing lateral ph. walls inward to close off VP during swallowing and speech

Question 6

middle pharyngeal constrictor origin

Answer 6

major and minor horns of the hyoid bone

Question 7

middle pharyngeal constrictor insert

Answer 7

median pharyngeal raphe

Question 8

middle pharyngeal constrictor action

Answer 8

pharyngeal constriction

Question 9

inferior pharyngeal constrictor origin

Answer 9

oblique line of thyroid cartilage and lateral portion of cricoid arch

Question 10

inferior pharyngeal constrictor insert

Answer 10

median pharyngeal raphe

Question 11

inferior pharyngeal constrictor action

Answer 11

decrease diameter of lower pharynx

constrictor