Oropharynx Flashcards
What is the superior boundary of the oropharynx?
The Soft Palate
What is the inferior boundary of the oropharynx?
Superior border of the epiglottis
What is the anterior boundary of the oropharynx?
The Palatoglossal Fold
What is the posterior boundary of the oropharynx?
The Posterior Wall of the Pharynx
The oropharynx lies at what vertebral levels?
C2 and C3
Through that does the oral cavity communicate with the oropharynx?
Oropharyngeal Isthmus
What important structures are found within the oropharynx?
Palatine Tonsils
What muscle is found deep to the Palatoglossal Fold?
Palatoglossus Muslce
What muscle is found deep to the Palatopharyngeal Fold?
Palatopharyngeus Muscle
What is the space between the two folds called?
Tonsillar Fossa
T/F: The palatine tonsils are the most frequently removed tonsil?
True
What is the circular arrangement of the tonsils around the oropharynax (formed by the lingual, palatine, tubal and pharyngeal tonsils)?
Tonsillar Ring
