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Throat Anatomy and Physiology Flashcards

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1
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What makes up the 2 parts of the oral cavity?

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Oral vestibule

Oral cavity proper

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What are the boundaries of the oral cavity?

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Lips to palatoglossal arch
Palate to floor of mouth
Buccal mucosa

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What pierces the buccinator muscle?

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Parotid duct

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What 4 muscles are involved in mastication?

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Lateral pterygoid
Medial pterygoid
Temporalis
Masseter

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What are the boundaries of the oropharynx?

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Lower border of soft palate to upper margin of epiglottis
Palatoglossal arch to posterior pharyngeal wall
Laterally by faucial pillars and tonsils

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What type of epithelium lines the oropharynx?

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Stratified, non keratinised squamous

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What nerves supply the oropharynx?

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Pharyngeal plexus CN IX and X

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How do you test the 9th cranial nerve?

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Ask patient to say ‘ah’

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How do you test the 10th cranial nerve?

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Aak the patient to say ‘ee’

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What are the functions of the oral cavity?

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Taste 
Mastication 
Speech 
Digestion 
Swallowing
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11
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What part of the tongue does not contain any taste buds?

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Filliform papillae

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What types of muscles make up the tongue?

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Intrinsic muscles (alter shape) 
Extrinsic muscles (alter position)
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What structure closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing?

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Soft palate

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14
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What closes off the trachea during swallowing?

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Epiglottis

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What is the blood supply to the hypopharynx?

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Superior thyroid artery
Lingual artery
Ascending pharyngeal artery

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What is the nerve supply of the hypopharynx?

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Pharyngeal plexus (CN IX and X)

17
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What are the 3 subsites of the hypopharynx?

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Pryiform sinus
Post cricoid area
Posterior pharyngeal wall

18
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What are the 3 phases of swallowing?

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Oral phase
Pharyngeal phase
Oesophageal phase

19
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What is the function of the larynx?

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Voice

Swallowing

20
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What are the 3 parts of the larynx?

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Supraglottis
Glottis
Subglottis

21
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What are the paired arytenoid cartilages?

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Corniculate

Cuneiform

22
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What is the motor innervation of the larynx?

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Recurrent laryngeal nerve

Cricothyroid muscle supplied by external laryngeal nerve

23
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What is the sensory innervation of the larynx?

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Recurrent laryngeal nerve

Supraglottic supplied by internal laryngeal nerve

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