NECK & FACIAL ANATOMY

Question 1

PHARYNX

Answer 1

nasopharynx (soft palate), oropharynx (epiglottis), laryngopharynx (post hyoid, cricoid cart).

Question 2

ESPHAGUS

Answer 2

lar/phar- cardiac orifice stom. begins post cricoid cart, between trachea and vert, 2 sphincters.

Question 3

TRACHEA

Answer 3

Airway till carina T4/5. Elastic (16-20cm), closed post by elastic connective tissue, allows eso movement.

Question 4

LARYNGEAL CARTILAGES

Answer 4

Cricoid- base of larynx (circular), thyroid- most sup, protect vocals, epiglottis (elastic).
Paired: arytenoid (post pyramids), corniculate, cuneiform.

Question 5

SALIVARY GLANDS

Answer 5

Parotid, submandibular, sublingual.

Question 6

KEY NECK STRUCTURES

Answer 6

Hyoid, thyroid notch, laryngeal prominence, cricothyroid ligament, arch of cricoid, thymus, orbit.

Question 7

THYROID GLAND

Answer 7

Endo @ cricoid, r+l isthmus, hugs trachea, excretes t3,t4 calcitonin c5-t1

Question 8

PARATHYROID GLANDS

Answer 8

Post thyroid lobes 4 of them.

Question 9

CERVICAL LYMPH NODE REGIONS

Answer 9

75/side of neck, regions- submental & submanbibular, upper IJV, middle IJV, lower IJV, post triangle nodes, ant tri nodes, sup mediastinal nodes.

Question 10

MAJOR NECK VESSELS

Answer 10

common carotid - internal/external carotid a -

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