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function of pharynx

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shared passageway for air and food AND provides resonating chamber for speech sounds AND houses tonsils (for immunological functions)

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what does the pharynx house?

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the tonsils

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where does the pharynx start?

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the choanae

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where does the pharynx end?

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the 6th cervicle vertebrae

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what is the anatomical relationship btw the pharynx and the larynx?

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the pharynx is superior to the larynx

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what are the 3 divisions of the pharynx

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nasopharynx (superior), oropharynx, and laryngopharynx

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what are the borders of the nasopharynx?

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superior: choanae
posterior: vertebral bodies
anterior/inferior: soft palate and oropharynx

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what are some key features of the nasopharynx?

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it has respiratory function! It has a soft palate, openings to the eustachian tube, and houses the adenoid (pharyngeal tonsil)

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what does the soft palate form?

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the posterior roof of the mouth

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what is the extension off the soft palate called?

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the uvula

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what is the function of the soft palate?

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swallowing - it contracts to close the nasopharynx when swallowing

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what is the function of the eustachian tube?

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to allow air to equalize pressure btw the nasopharnx and the middle ear

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what is the eustachian tube?

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a narrow passage btw the nasopharynx and the middle ear

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what is the adenoid?

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the adenoid, or the pharyngeal tonsil, is a patch of lymphoid tissue on the superior posterior wall that typically atrophies and shrinks by adulthood. It has signiciant immune function in kids

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what is the superior border of the oropharynx?

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nasopharynx

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what is the inferior border of the oropharynx

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laryngopharynx

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what is the posterior border of the oropharynx?

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the vertebral bodies

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what is the anterior border of the oropharynx?

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fauces (throat)/oral cavity

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what is the function of the oropharynx

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respitatory and digestive functions

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what are some key features of the oropharynx

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palatine tonsils and lingual tonsils

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what is the posterior border of the laryngopharynx?

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vertebral bodies

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is the superior border of the laryngopharynx?

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oropharynx

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what is the inferior border of the laryngopharynx?

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larynx and esophagus

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what are the functions of the laryngopharynx?

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respiratory and digestive functions

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what are the key features of the laryngopharynx?
laryngeal inlet and the piriform fossae
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what is the laryngeal inlet?
the entrance to the larynx
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what is the piriform fossa
grooves on either side of the laryngeal inlet
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what kind of epithelium does the nasopharynx have?
pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
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what kind of epithelium does the oropharynx have?
nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium
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what kind of epithelium does the laryngopharynx have?
nonleratinized stratified squamous epithelium
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what are the outer pharyngeal muscles?
superior constrictor, middle constrictor, and the inferior constrictor
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how many superior constrictor muscles are there?
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how many middle constrictor muscles are there?
2
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how many inferior constrictor muscles are there?
2
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what is the function of the superior constrictor?
constricts the upper portion of the pharynx to faciliate swallowing
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where is the superior constrictor located?
around the oropharynx
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where is the middle constrictor located?
around the laryngopharynx
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where is the inferior constrictor located?
around the laryngopharynx
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what is the function of the middle constrictor?
to contrict the middl portion of the pharynx to faciliate swallowing
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what is the function of the inferior constrictor
to constrict the lower portion of the pharynx to faciliate swallowing AND to form the upper esophageal sphincter
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where does the superior constrictor attach?
the occipital bone and the pharyngeal raphe
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where does the middle constrictor attach?
the pharyngeal raphe
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where does the inferior constrictor attach
the pharyngeal raphe
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what is the sensory innervation behind the constrictor muscles
the glossopharyngeal nberve
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what is the motor innervation behind the constrictor msucles
the vagus nerve
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what does the larynx do?
the larynx connects the laryngopharynx to the trachea, acts as a valve who functions to close the trachea, and is in charge of voice production
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what types of cartilage makes up the larynx
the epiglottis, the thyroid cartilage, the arytenoid cartialge, and the cricoid cartilage
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what portions of the larynx does thyroid cartilage form?
the upper and anterior walls of the larynx
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what is thyroid cartilage made up of?
two fused plates of hyaline cartilage
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what is the function of thyroid cartilage
to protect and support the vocal cords
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what is the epiglottis covered with?
epithelium
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what is the function of the epiglottis?
to close off the larynx during swallowing
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what does the cricoid cartilage do?
forms the inferior wall of the larynx and maintains airway opening
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what kind of cartilage is cricoid cartilage
hyaline cartialge
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what is the function of arytenoid cartilage
arytenoid cartilage are triangular pieces that sit on cricoid cartilage and influence` movement of vocal folds
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what does extrinsic laryngeal ligaments do?
attach larynx to external structures
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what is the function of laryngeal ligaments
to support the cartilaginous skeleton of the larynx
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what does intrinsic laryngeal ligaments do?
attach cartilages of the larynx together
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what are extrinsic larynegal ligaments made out of?
thyrohyoid membrane (medial and lateral thyrohyoid ligaments) and cricotracheal ligament
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what are instrinsic laryngeal ligaments made out of?
cricothyroid ligament
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what does the thyrohyoid membrane do
connects thyroid cartilage to the hyoid bone
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what does the cricotracheal ligament do?
connects cricoid cartilage to the trachea
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what does the cricothyroid ligament do?
connects cricoid cartilage to thyroid cartilage
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which vocal folds are false vocal cords
the superior ventricular folds of the mucous membrane of the larynx
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what is the function of false vocal cords?
to protect the vocal folds
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which vocal folds are true vocal folds
the inferior vocal folds of the mucous membrane of the larynx
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what is the function of true vocal cords?
voice production
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which four structures make up the cavity of the larynx?
the vestibule, the glottis, the rima glottidis, and the infraglottic cavity
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where does the vestibule of the larynx span from?
from the inlet to the vestibular folds
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where does the glottis of the larynx span from?
from the false vocal cords to the true vocal cords`
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what is the rima glottidis
the gap btw the vocal folds
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where is the infraglottic cavity
below the vocal folds
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what do the instrinsic laryngeal muscles do?
control shape of rima glottidis and control length and tension of vocal folds
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what are the 6 laryngeal muscles?
the cricothyroid, the thyroarytenoid, the post + lat cricoarytenoid, and the tranverse + oblique arytenoid
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what is the function of the cricothyroid?
to stretch and tense the vocal ligament- this alters tone of voice
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what is the function of the thyroarytenoid?
to relax the vocal ligament
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what is the function of the posterior cricoarytenoid
to widen to rima glottidis - functions as the sole abductor of the vocal folds
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what is the function of the lateral cricoarytenoid?
to narrow the rima glottidis - functions as a major adductor of the vocal folds
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what is the function of the transverse and oblique arytenoid
to adduct the arytenoid cartilage and to narrow the rima glottidis to modulate tone/volume of speech
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how does the superior laryngeal nerve innervate the larynx
by giving sensory (via internal branch) innervation above the vocal cords and motor (via external branch) innervation to the cricothyroid muscle

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