Upper Pharynx Flashcards
1
Q
Arterial Supply
A
All from external carotid: Ascending pharnygeal, facial artery (ascending pharyngeal and tonsillar branches), branches of maxillary and lingual arteries
2
Q
Venous Drainage
A
Superiorly into pterygoid plexus, inferiorly into facial and internal jugular veins
3
Q
Nerve innervation
A
Sensory: maxillary nerve of trigeminal (nasopharynx); glossopharyngeal (oropharynx); superior laryngeal nerve of vagus (laryngopharynx)
