Upper Digestive Tract

Question 1

Area between lips and teeth

Answer 1

Vestibule

Question 2

Area between teeth and esophagus

Answer 2

Oral Cavity

Question 3

inferior and superior webbed part from lip to teeth

Answer 3

inferior and superior labial frenulae

Question 4

depression between the nose and mouth

Answer 4

Philtrum

Question 5

name the categories of teeth and and how many they contain from anteriorly to posteriorly in the oral cavity

Answer 5

Incisor (2), Canine (1), Premolar (2), molar(3)…per side

Question 6

bone cavity of teeth

Answer 6

dental alveoli

Question 7

Stringy thing under tongue

Answer 7

Lingual Frenulum

Question 8

anterior and posterior arch of the oral cavity

Answer 8

palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches

Question 9

name the three sections of the pharynx in superior to inferior order

Answer 9

nasal pharynx
oral pharynx
laryngeal pharynx

Question 10

name the three openings of the pharynx in superior to inferior order

Answer 10

choanae
isthmus of the fauces
laryngeal orifice

Question 11

locate the opening of the auditory tubes

Answer 11

Question 12

locate the torus

Answer 12

note it’s labelled the tubal elevation in this diagram

Question 13

locate the pharyngeal recess

Answer 13

Question 14

locate the pharyngeal tonsil

Answer 14

Question 15

Answer 15

palatine tonsils

Question 16

in the lower neck is the oesophagus anterior, posterior, medial or lateral to the trachea

Answer 16

posterior

Question 17

in the thorax does the oesophagus pass the left or right of the aortic arch?

Answer 17

right, posteriorly

Question 18

name the opening that allows the oesophagus to pass through the diaphragm into the abdominal cavity

Answer 18

esophageal hiatus