Overview of the Pharnyx Flashcards
1
Q
Where does the pharynx pass?
A
Base of skull to the lower border of the cricoid cartilage
2
Q
At what spinal level is the cricoid cartilage?
A
C6
3
Q
What shape is the pharynx?
A
Funnel shaped at upper end
4
Q
What are the three parts of the pharynx called?
A
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx
5
Q
Which part of the pharynx can only have air in it?
A
Nasopharynx
6
Q
What lies immediately posterior to the pharynx?
A
Bodies of upper CV
7
Q
What is on either side of the pharynx?
A
Great vessels and nerves of neck
Styloid process and structures related to it
8
Q
What is the Layman’s term for nasopharyngeal tonsils?
A
Adenoids
