Pharynx Flashcards
1
Q
what is the posterior wall made up of?
A
fibromuscular sheet w/ 2 sets of skeletal muscle:
- constrictor muscles
- longitudinal muscles
2
Q
what are the openings or communications of the anterior wall?
A
nasal
oral
laryngeal
3
Q
what are the three regions of the pharynx?
A
nasopharynx
oropharynx
laryngopharynx
4
Q
what are the 3 constrictor muscles?
A
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5
Q
what goes through the 1st gap between the constrictor muscles?
A
- levator veli palatini
- pharyngotympanic tube
- ascending palatine a.
6
Q
what goes through the 2nd gap between the constrictor muscles?
A
- stylopharyngeus
- glossopharyngeal n.
- stylohoid ligament
7
Q
what goes through the 3rd gap between the constrictor muscles?
A
- int laryngeal n.
- superior laryngeal a.
8
Q
what goes through the 4th gap between the constrictor muscles?
A
- recurrent laryngeal n.
- inf. laryngeal a.
9
Q
what are the 3 internal pharyngeal muscles?
A
- palatophyaryngeus m.
- salpingopharyngeus m.
- stylopharyngeus m.
