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What is the length of the pharynx?
What is the length of the pharynx?
- 16-18 cm
- 10-12 cm
- 12-14 cm (correct)
- 14-16 cm
What structure does the nasopharynx communicate with anteriorly?
What structure does the nasopharynx communicate with anteriorly?
- Larynx
- Nasal cavity (correct)
- Oral cavity
- Esophagus
What is the name of the fold that separates the nasopharynx from the oropharynx?
What is the name of the fold that separates the nasopharynx from the oropharynx?
- Passavant's ridge (correct)
- Salpingopharyngeal fold
- Pharyngeal recess
- Salpingopalatine fold
Which of the following is NOT a boundary of the pharyngeal isthmus?
Which of the following is NOT a boundary of the pharyngeal isthmus?
What is the name of the bony structure that forms the superior boundary of the pharynx?
What is the name of the bony structure that forms the superior boundary of the pharynx?
What is the width of the pharynx at the pharyngo-esophageal junction?
What is the width of the pharynx at the pharyngo-esophageal junction?
What is the level of the posterior boundary of the oropharynx?
What is the level of the posterior boundary of the oropharynx?
Which artery is not a part of the arterial supply to the palatine tonsils?
Which artery is not a part of the arterial supply to the palatine tonsils?
What is the inferior boundary of the laryngopharynx?
What is the inferior boundary of the laryngopharynx?
Which muscle is not a constrictor muscle of the pharynx?
Which muscle is not a constrictor muscle of the pharynx?
What is the nerve supply of the stylopharyngeus muscle?
What is the nerve supply of the stylopharyngeus muscle?
What is the location of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes?
What is the location of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes?
