Pharynx and soft palate

Question 1

what is the pharynx located between (2)

Answer 1

base of skull and C6/lower border of cartilage

Question 2

what are the areas of the pharynx (3)

Answer 2

nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx

Question 3

what do pharynx muscles close posteriorally (3)

Answer 3

nose, mouth, pharynx

Question 4

which muscles close the nose mouth and pharynx (2)

Answer 4

pharyngobasilar fascia and oesophagus

Question 5

what do pharyngeal constrictors do

Answer 5

contract sequentially when swallowing

Question 6

pharyngeal constrictors (6)

Answer 6

pharyngobasilar fascia, superior constrictor, middle constrictor, inferior constrictor, cricopharyngeus, oesophagus

Question 7

what divides the pharyngeal constrictors

Answer 7

median raphae

Question 8

what are the internal pharyngeal muscles (3)

Answer 8

salpingopharyngeus, palatopharyngeus, stylopharyngeus

Question 9

nasopharynx features (8)

Answer 9

auditory tube opening, tubal elevation, pharyngeal tonsil, salpingopharyngeal folds, uvula, cartilagenous auditory tube, salpingopharyngeus muscle, superrior constrictor

Question 10

Oropharynx features (9)

Answer 10

palatoglossal arch, vallecula, epiglottis, palatine tonsil, palatopharyngeal arch, uvula, superior constrictor, palatoglossus muscle, palatopharyngeus muscle

Question 11

another name for the pharyngeal tonsils

Answer 11

adenoids

Question 12

laryngopharynx features (7)

Answer 12

aryepiglottic fold, epiglottis, laryngeal inlet, piriform recess, cricoid cartilage mucous membrane, oesophagus, trachea

Question 13

what nerve mainly supplies sensation for the pharynx

Answer 13

pharyngeal branches of the glossopharyngeal nerve CNIX

Question 14

sensory nerve supply for nasopharynx

Answer 14

pharyngeal branches of the maxillary nerve from trigeminal nerve CNV2

Question 15

CNV1

Answer 15

ophthalamic

Question 16

CNV2

Answer 16

maxillary

Question 17

CNV3

Answer 17

mandibular

Question 18

sensory oropharynx supplied by

Answer 18

glossopharyngal nerve CNIX pharyngeal branches

Question 19

sensory laryngopharynx supplied by

Answer 19

internal laryngeal nerve from vagus CNX

Question 20

motor pharynx innervation mostly from

Answer 20

vagus CNX

Question 21

which muscle is not innervated by vagus

Answer 21

stylopharyngeus

Question 22

muscles of the pharynx (6)

Answer 22

salpingopharyngeus, palatopharyngeus, superior constrictor, stylopharyngeus, middle constrictor, inferior constrictor

Question 23

which pharyngeal muscle attaches to the exterior of the eustachian tube

Answer 23

salpingopharyngeus

Question 24

what nucleus is in the pharynx

Answer 24

nucleus ambiguus

Question 25

what are the parts of the soft palate (6)

Answer 25

palatine process of maxilla, horizontal plate of palatine bones, palatine aponeurosis, musculus uvulae, palatine glands, mucous membrane

Question 26

12 below