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The pharyx is a ?

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Fibromuscular tube; semicircular in cross section. Collapsable tube

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Where is the pharyx located anteriory-postiriorly

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Anterior to the vertebral collum, posterior to the nasal & oral cavitys, and trachean

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Where does the pharynx run?

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From the base of the skull to the lower boarder of the cricoid cartilage
C6

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Compare pharynx of a male vs female.

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pharyx is variable in nature
* Male= Longer
* Female= shorter

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How many muscles are responsibe for action of pharynx and how are they layered? Aid in what?

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6 muscles; aid in act of swallowing
* 3 circularly layered on top of one another
* 3 Vertically oriented

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How long is the pharynx and what are the 3 segments?

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5 inches long
1. Nasopharynx (breath)
2. Oropharynx (swallow)
3. Laryngopharynx (hypo, voice)

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What does the pharynx move?

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  • Food to esophagus
  • Air to lungs
    swallowing, breathing, voice
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Pharynx in infants?

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Much higher and easily viewed when they have their mouth open

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extension of the Nasal Airway Important route of respiration

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Nasopharynx

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continuation of nasopharynx and now also involves swallowing – major area of concern associated with the tongue and airway collapse

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Oropharynx

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What is a major area of concern with tongue and airway collapse?

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The oropharynx

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continuation of the oropharynx – leads to esophagus and trachea, give rise ot airway

where esophagus & trachea divide

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Laryngopharynx

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What is located in the nasopharynx?

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  • Adenoids
  • Opening of eustacian tubes
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What form when the nasopharynx is infected?

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Nasal Polyps

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Clinical relevance of the nasal airway?

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Supply air to body leads into the Nasopharynx

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What 4 things are involved in the oropharynx?

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  1. Soft palate
  2. Uvula
  3. Tonsils
  4. Base of tongue
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Clinical relevance of the oropharynx?

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  • Swallowing
  • 1st line of defence against infection (tonsils)
  • Collapse of oropharynx is assc. withe sleep apnea
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Clinical relevance of the laryngopharynx?

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  • Transition into esophagus & trachea
  • Continue with swallowing & breathing
  • Collapse is also factor in apnea
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How many layers are in the wall of the pharynx?

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5 Layers
Innermost:
1. Mucous membrane
2. Submucosa
3. Pharyngobasilar fasia
4. Muscular
5. Buccopharyngeal fasia

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Wall of pharynx

Innermost layer of wall

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Mucous Membrane

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Wall of pharynx

Layer on top of mucros memebrane

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Submucosa

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Wall of pharynx

Explain the Pharyngobasilar fascia

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  • 3 layer out
  • anchors the pharynx to the skull * a fibrous layer
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Wall of pharynx

Explain muscular layer

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  • Superior consrictor is innermost
  • Inferior constrictor outermost
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Wall of pharynx

Explain buccopharyngeal fascia?

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  • loose layer of connective tissue; outermost
  • continuous with fascia over Buccinator muscle and pharyngeal muscles
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What is the superior skeletal attachment of the pharynx?
Posterior edge of the **medial pterygoid plate**, inferior ot the pharyngotympanic tube (eustachian tube)
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What is th inferior attachment of the pharynx?
From the **pteygoid hamulus**, The **pterygomandibular raphe,** joining with the **buccinator**
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U shaped fasica that attaches to the upper part of the pharyx and other soft tissue?
Pharyngobasilar fascia
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How does the pharynx relate to the hyoid bone?
Relates to the hyoid bone at the lower aspect of the **stylohyoid ligamaent**. **Continues along lesser horn to greater horn**
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Where does the most inferior part of the pharynx attach?
Most inferior part attaches at the **superior tubercle of thyroid cartilage** to **inferior tubercle** continues **to cricoid cartilage** where it ends
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What is the innermost layer of the wall of the pharynx?
**Mucous membrane**, continuous with the lining of mouth and trachea
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What is the 2nd layer outer to the mucousa of the wall of the pharynx?
**Submucousa**, between the mucosa and muscles; **thicker in basilar portion** of the occipital area, **thinner as it descends.**
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Where does the buccinator muscles connect?
Superior constrictor at the **ptergomandibular raphe**
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What is the key structure for where the needle is going to pass to anesthetize the Inferior alveolar nerve?
pterygomandibular raphe
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What are the 4 categories of things the pharynx is composed of?
* 3 constrictor muscles * 3 longitudinal muscles * Soft palate * Cartilaginous part of the pharyngotympanic tube (Eustachian tube)
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What is the pharyngeal Fasica>
Connects the pharyx to the skull
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The 3 constrictor muscles begin to intergrate in what area?
Around Larynx
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What provies the main sensory and motor innervation of the pharynx?
Pharyngeal Plexus
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What 3 branches make up the pharyngeal plexus?
1. Pharyngeal branch of glossopharyngeal **(CN9)** 2. Pharyngeal Branch of Vagus **(CN10)** 3. Cranial portion of spinal acessory **(CN 11)**
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What are the 4 muscles of the **superior pharyngeal constrictor**?
1. Pterygopharyngeal 2. Buccopharyngeal 3. Mylopharyngeal 4. Glossopharyngeal
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What are the 2 muscles of the **Middle pharyngeal constrictor**?
1.Chondropharyngeal 2.Ceratopharyngeal
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What are the 2 muscles of the **Inferior pharyngeal constrictor**?
1. Thyropharyngeal 2. Cricopharyngeal
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What occurs nea the inferior constrictor muscles?
WHere esophagus and trachea seperate
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What is the action of the **superior & middle** constrictor muscles?
**constricts** upper and middle portion of the pharynx
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What is the nerve supply of the **Superior and middle constrictor muscles**?
**pharyngeal plexus**
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What is the **2 motor innervations** of the superior and middile constrictor muscles?
* Pharyngeal branch of Vagus CN10 * Cranial part of accesory CN11
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What are the **2 sensory** innevration of the Superior & middle constrictor?
* Vagus CN10 * Hypoglossal CN12
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What are the 3 longitudinal muscules of the pharynx?
* Stylo-pharyngeus * Salp-pingo-pharyngeus * Palato-pharyngeays
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The **palatopharyngeus** does what?
* Elevates the pharynx * Closes the oropharyngeal isthmus (soft pallete)
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The: * Stylo-pharyngeus * Salp-pingo-pharyngeus do what?
Elevate the pharynx
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What are other 2 muscle of interest?
1. Tensor Veli paletini (spread out) 2. Levator veli paletinin (elavte soft pallete) **Swallowing**
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What occurs if the the tensor and levator veli paletine muscles are affected during oral surgery?
They lost function in those muscles and have trouble swallowing.
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area where anatomical structures enter and exit the pharynx how many? **holes in primarly constrictor m.**
4 Aperatures of the pharynx. **Allows for blood vessles and nerves to enter/exit**
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What are the 4 aperatures?
1. Bwtn Base of skull & sup. constrictor 2. Btwn sup. constrictor 3. Btwn middle and inferior contsrictor 4. In inferior constrictor
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# Aperature What 4 things goes through the **Bwtn Base of skull & sup. constrictor** aperature?
1. Auditory ube 2. Levator palatini m. 3. Ascending pharyngeal a. 4. Ascending paletin a.
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# Aperature What 4 things goes through the **Btwn superior and middle constrictor m** aperature?
1. **Stylopharyngeus muscle** 2. **Glossopharyngeal nerve** (innervate tongue) 3. **Tonsillar branch** of the ascending palatine a. 4. **Stylohyoid ligament** (restrict mandibular opening)
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# Aperature What 2 things goes through the **Btwn middle and inferior constrictor m** aperature?
1. Internal laryngeal n 2. Superior laryngeal artery & vein
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# Aperature Where can throat pain stem from?
Calcifcation of the stylohyoid ligament
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Constriction of the aperatues can result in what?
Constirction of the sensory nerves in the area.
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What 2 things goes through the **aperature below the inferior constrictor**?
1. Reccurent Largyngeal N (CN10) 2. Inferior Laryngeal A & V
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What are the tonsils of the pharynx?
**First line of defense bodies defense** * 4 Sets * Walderys ring
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What are the 4 sets of tonsils?
1. Pharygeal tonsils (**adenoids**) 2. Palatine tonsils (**tonsils**) 3. **Lingual tonsils**(post 3rd of tongue) 4. Other **smaller lymphoid tisues **near eustasian tube in nasopharynx on upper surfae of soft palate
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What is the clinical significance of waldeyers ring?
Can create upper air way obstructions if they are infected or inflamed.
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WHen are tonsil structures more visible?
Age 0-4 Past that time they shrink cause bodies immune defense is more matrue.
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Explain the buccinator muscle
* Modilus= Soft tissues attached to the **orbicularis oris** * Posteriorly minmal **attachment to the superior constrictor** at the **pterygomandibular raphe**
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What are the 5 blood supplie of the pharynx?
1. Ascending pharyngeal (ECA) 2. Ascending Palatine (branch off facial from ECA) 3. Tonsilary a (branch off facial from ECA) 4. Maxillary (ECA) 5. Lingual a (ECA)
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Artery that comes off **external carotid artery**, posteriorly at same spot as superior thyroid artery and then goes to **supply the pharynx (tiny artery)**
Ascending pharyngeal artery
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Artery that comes off **external carotid artery anteriorly**, moving forward into the **geoglossal muscles and supply the floor of the oral cavity **
Lingual Artery
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Artery that comes off external carotid artery across deep in the face. Terminal branch.
Maxillary Artery
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Artery that comes off **facial artery from ECA** goes superior and supplies the **superior constrictor of the pharyx & palete**
Ascending Paletine artery
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Artery that comes off **the facial artery from ECA**, goes superior to suply the **angle of the mandbile and tonsils**
Tosillary Artery
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What are the 5 nerves of the pharynx?
**top to bottom** 1. Vagus CN10 2. Pharygeal plexus 3. Glossopharyngeal CN9 4. Hypoglosal CN12 5. External larygneal 6. Reccurent Laryngeal (CN10)
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What occurs as the bolus of food moves back into the oropharynx by action of the tongue?
Soft Pallate elevates | Superior assit
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Ridge running along hard pallete and alows soft pallet to elevate.
Passavants Ridge
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2 muscles that assit in closing off the nasopharynx | Elevate expand soft pallete
Tensor & levator Veli palatine
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As bolus moves towards**esophagus larynx elevates** which does what?
Epiglottis closes trachea off
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Explain larynx
Hollow multiligamentous structure | Framwork is mostly ligamentous; small
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Location of larynx and continuity? Contains?
* Start posterior to tongue, anterior to pharynx & esophagus, suspened by hyoid. * C3-C6 * Leads to trachea, cap to repiratory tract * Voice box
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What does the larynx prevent?
Prevents foreing bodies from entering air way, because it **elevates when swalloing and makes epiglottis (supraglottis is soft tissue) seal off the trachea**
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The larynx is formed by what?
9 Cartilages * 3 paired * 3 unpaied | More prominant in males
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How does the larynx act as voice box?
It is a valve to close airway and produce sound
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What is the lower part and muscular control of the epiglottis?
Subglottis
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WHat do you conduct at the cricoid lignament?
Tracheotomy
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What large muscles runs lateral to the trachea?
Sternocleidomastoids
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What is the **largest and unpaired cartilage** of the larynx? Located? Connects where?
**Thryoid cartilage** * bwteen C4 & C6 * connect to hyoid
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What is the **complte ring /unpaired cartilage** of the larynx? Located? Connects where?
**Cricoid cartilage** * Located at C6
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What **paired cartilage** of the larynx forms the **framwork for the vocal cords**?
Arytenoid Cartilge x2
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**Unpaired cartilage **of the larynx that **closes off the airway**?
Epiglottis
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**2 minor cartilage th**at lie in the **aryepiglottic folds** of the larynx. Tiny ligaments, **make up vocal cords**
1. Corniculate (minor) 2. Cuneiform (minor)
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What does the intrinsic muscles of the larynx do?
make up voice box, contribute for vibration of sound
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# Intrinsic muscle of larynx Explain the cricthyroid m.
* Only muscles outside larynx * Forward downward mvmt of thryroud cartilage
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# Intrinsic muscle of larynx Explain the posterior cricotenoid m?
Abduction (opening) and external rotation of **arytenoid cartilage**
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# Intrinsic muscle of larynx Lateral Cricoartenoid | Sound
internal rotation of arytenoid cartilage
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# Intrinsic muscle of larynx Explain the transvers arytenoid m. | Sound
adduction of arytenoid cartilage (narrowing)
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# Intrinsic muscle of larynx Oblique arytenoid | Sound
sphincter of laryngeal inlet (close)
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# Intrinsic muscle of larynx Thyro-arytenoid | Sound
sphincter of vestibule and of laryngeal inlet
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# Intrinsic muscle of larynx Vocalis
adjusts tension on the vocal folds
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What is the 2 arterial supply of the larynx?
1. **Superior laryngeal** – from external carotid 2. **Inferior laryngeal** – from Inferior thyroid artery
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What is the 2 venous drainage of the larynx?
1. **Superior laryngeal** – drains into the the **IJV** via superior thyroid vein 2. **Inferior laryngeal** drains into the **brachiocephalic vein** via the inferior thyroid
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Where do the motor and sensory innervation to the larynx come from?
Vagus CN10
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# Nerve Supply of Larynx What are the 3 nerves branches that innervate the Larynx
1. **Internal laryngeal; sensory** from sup laryngeal (CN10 branch) 2. **External Laryngeal; motor** from sup laryngeal (CN 10 Branch) 3. **Reccurent Laryngeal; sensory & motor** branch from vagus
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# Nerves of larynx; from Vagus CN10 explain the **internal laryngeal nerve**
**Sensory** * Branch off superior laryngeal from vagus CN10 * peirces
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# Nerves of larynx; from Vagus CN10 Explain the **external laryngeal nerve**
**motor** * Branch off superior laryngeal from vagus CN10 * Stays outside
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# Nerves of larynx; from Vagus CN10 Explain the **reccurent laryngeal**
**sensory & motor** * Branch from Vagus CN10 that goes down and comes up * **Sensory to laryngeal cavity** * **Motor to intrinsic muscle** of the larynx expcept cricothyroid
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Where does the **sensory** of the **reccurent laryngeal** nerve go?
Sensory to laryngeal cavity
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Where does the **motor** of the **reccurent laryngeal** nerve go?
Motor goes to **all intrinsic muscle of the tongue except cricothyroid**

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