Lab 22 CV Joints Pharynx

Question 1

The tip of this is the boundary between oro- and laryngopharynx?

Answer 1

Epiglottis

Question 2

What muscles are covered by the prevertebral fascia? (This is on the anterior surface of the cervical vertebral column)

Answer 2

Prevertebral muscles

• longus colli
• longus capitis

Lateral vertebral muscles

• anterior scalene
• middle scalene
• posterior scalene

Question 3

What is found posterior to the palatoglossal fold and running from palate to the lateral wall of the oropharynx?

Answer 3

Palatopharyngeal fold (arch)

Question 4

What is the typical position of the nasal septum?

Answer 4

Parasaggital

Question 5

What extends posteroinferiorly from the torus tubarius?

Answer 5

Salpingopharyngeal fold

Salpinx = trumpet-like tube

Question 6

What is superior to the pharyngeal recess?

Answer 6

Pharyngeal tonsil (adenoid)

Question 7

What is the common posterior attachment of the 3 pharyngeal constrictors? What are the 3 constrictors?

Answer 7

Pharyngeal raphe

Inferior, middle, and superior pharyngeal constrictors

Question 8

What are the contents of the nasopharynx?

Answer 8

Pharyngeal recess
Opening of the pharyngotympanic tube
Pharyngeal tonsil
Torus tubarius

POP’T

Question 9

The _______ nerve passes between the internal and external carotid arteries as it approaches the ______, the ______ nerve usually passes between the internal jugular vein and internal carotid artery on its way to the ________.

Answer 9

Glossopharyngeal nerve
Approaches the stylopharyngeus
Accessory nerve
SCM

Question 10

What do the glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve, accessory nerve, and sigmoid sinus pass through?

Answer 10

Jugular foramen

Question 11

What nerve is found in the submandibular triangle? Where does it pass in relationship to vessels?

Answer 11

Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)

It passes LATERAL to the carotid arteries but MEDIAL to the IJV

Question 12

What is found between aforementioned folds?

Answer 12

Palatine tonsil

Question 13

What cranial nerves are found near the IJV?

Answer 13

9, 10, 11, 12

IX, X, XI, XII

Question 14

What originates from the styloid process superiorly and then passes between the superior and middle constrictors?

Answer 14

Stylopharyngeus

Question 15

What is found superior to the opening of the auditory tube?

Answer 15

Torus tubarius

Torus = swelling

Question 16

Inferior to the skill by 2.5cm, what nerve can be found branching form the vagus nerve?

Answer 16

Superior laryngeal nerve

Question 17

What is a superior continuation of the posterior longitudinal ligament? What is superior to this?

Answer 17

Tectorial membrane

The foramen magnum

Question 18

What muscle attaches at an oblique line to the thyroid cartilage and the lateral surface of the cricoid cartilage?

What are the lowest set of inferior constrictor fibers that attach horizontally to the cricoid cartilage?

Answer 18

Inferior pharyngeal constrictor

Cricopharyngeus

Question 19

Which constrictor has anterior attachments to the greater and lesser horns of the hyoid bone and the stylohyoid ligament?

Answer 19

Middle pharyngeal- the upper fibers of the inferior constrictor overlay the lower portion of the middle constrictor

Question 20

What is a pear-shaped recess, bounded by the larynx (medially), thyroid cartilage (laterally) and the inferior constrictor (posteriorly)?

Answer 20

Piriform recess- REMEMBER- medial is the larynx, lateral is the thyroid cartilage, and posterior is the inferior constrictor

Question 21

What is deep to the cruciform ligament and lateral to the superior longitudinal ligament?

Answer 21

Alar ligaments

Question 22

What does the hypoglossal nerve pass through? ;)

Answer 22

Hypoglossal canal

Question 23

What 2 things are found on the anterior surface of the cervical vertebral column?

Answer 23

Sympathetic trunk and the superior cervical sympathetic ganglion

Question 24

What nerve is found posterolateral to the stylopharyngeus?

Answer 24

Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)

Question 25

What is the main dividing line between the oral cavity and the oropharynx, from soft palate to the tongue?

Answer 25

Palatoglossal fold

Question 26

What constrictor has a superior attachment to the pharyngeal tubercle and anterior attachment to the pterygomandibular raphe? Possible test question??

Answer 26

Superior pharyngeal constrictor- this is covered posteriorly by both he middle and inferior constrictor muscles

Question 27

Found at the superior border of the superior pharyngeal constrictor you will find _________, the dense connective tissue that fills in the gap below the base of the skull and this constrictor.

Answer 27

Pharyngobasilar fascia

Question 28

What is found within the oropharynx?

Answer 28

``` Palatoglossal fold (arch) Palatopharyngeal fold (arch) Palatine tonsil ```

Question 29

Where is the pharyngeal nerve plexus found?

Answer 29

Posterolateral aspect of the pharynx

Question 30

Where does the vertebral artery enter and exit?

Answer 30

The transverse foramen of C6 and the transverse foramen of C1

Question 31

What is the opening into the larynx?

Answer 31

Inlet of the larynx (aditus)

Question 32

What is posterior and superior to the torus tubarius?

Answer 32

Pharyngeal recess

Question 33

What is found on the lateral wall of the nasopharnyx?

Answer 33

``` Opening of the pharyngotympanic tube Torus tubarius Salpingopharyngeal fold Pharyngeal recess Pharyngeal tonsil (adenoid) ```

Question 34

The cruciate (cruciform) ligament of the atlas has 3 parts, what are they?

Answer 34

Superior longitudinal ligament (band) Inferior longitudinal ligament (band) Transverse ligament of the atlas

Question 35

What is the posterior nasal apertures which are separated by the nasal septum?

Answer 35

Choana

Question 36

Cleaning what fascia away from the posterior aspect of the cervical viscera reveals the musculature of what?

Answer 36

Buccopharyngeal | Posterior pharyngeal wall

Question 37

What are the contents of the laryngopharynx?

Answer 37

Epiglottis Inlet of the larynx (aditus) Piriform recess

Question 38

What are the contents of the carotid sheath? (Seen from the posterior view) Where are these in relationship to one another?

Answer 38

ICA IJV Vagus nerve (CN X) The IJV is lateral to the ICA, the vagus is in between (Vagus sandwich ;) )

Question 39

The brain system, vertebral arteries, and cervical roots of the accessory nerves pass through what?

Answer 39

Foramen magnum