Oropharynx

Question 1

What is the superior boundary of the oropharynx?

Answer 1

The Soft Palate

Question 2

What is the inferior boundary of the oropharynx?

Answer 2

Superior border of the epiglottis

Question 3

What is the anterior boundary of the oropharynx?

Answer 3

The Palatoglossal Fold

Question 4

What is the posterior boundary of the oropharynx?

Answer 4

The Posterior Wall of the Pharynx

Question 5

The oropharynx lies at what vertebral levels?

Answer 5

C2 and C3

Question 6

Through that does the oral cavity communicate with the oropharynx?

Answer 6

Oropharyngeal Isthmus

Question 7

What important structures are found within the oropharynx?

Answer 7

Palatine Tonsils

Question 8

What muscle is found deep to the Palatoglossal Fold?

Answer 8

Palatoglossus Muslce

Question 9

What muscle is found deep to the Palatopharyngeal Fold?

Answer 9

Palatopharyngeus Muscle

Question 10

What is the space between the two folds called?

Answer 10

Tonsillar Fossa

Question 11

T/F: The palatine tonsils are the most frequently removed tonsil?

Answer 11

True

Question 12

What is the circular arrangement of the tonsils around the oropharynax (formed by the lingual, palatine, tubal and pharyngeal tonsils)?

Answer 12

Tonsillar Ring