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Throat Flashcards

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Structures of the throat

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pharynx
larynx
epiglottis
tonsils

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muscles of the external pharynx

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superior, middle, inferior pharyngeal constrictors

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Two parts of the inferior constrictor muscle

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thyropharyngeal part
cricopharyngeal part

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which part of the inferior constrictor muscle makes up the upper esophageal sphincter

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cricopharyngeal part

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Blood supply of pharyngeal constrictor muscles

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ascending pharyngeal artery
tonsillar branch of facial artery
interior thyroid artery

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Components of the internal pharynx

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nasopharynx
oropharynx
layngopharynx

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nasopharynx

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connects nasal cavity to oropharynx and oral cavity

opening of Eustachian tube + tubal tonsils

Pharyngeal tonsils (adenoids)

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Oropharynx

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lingual and palatine tonsils
posterior portion of the tongue

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vallate papilla of tongue =

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anterior border of oropharynx

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laryngopharynx

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epiglottis
primarily a passthrough area found inferior to the oropharynx
bounded inferiorly by esophagus and anteriorly by larynx

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11
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what is the primary structure for phonation

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larynx

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12
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what houses the vocal cords and is the doorway to the lungs

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larynx

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13
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cartilage of the larynx

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epiglottic
thyroid
arytenoid
cricoid

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Muscles of the larynx

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aryepiglottic
cricothyroid
thyroartydenoid
thyroepiglottic
artytenoid (transverse and oblique)
lateral cricothyroid

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what is considered the “scaffolding” of the neck

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hyoid bone

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16
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hyoid bone function

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provides rigid support for tongue, larynx, pharynx
only floating bone in body

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External pharynx nerves

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superior laryngeal n
internal laryngeal n
external laryngeal n
recurrent laryngeal n

all from vagus nerve

18
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blood supply of external pharynx

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superior laryngeal a
superior thyroid a
inferior thyroid a
thyrocervical a

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