Anatomy of Pharynx

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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?

Larynx

Nasal cavity (correct)

Oral cavity

Esophagus

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?

Posterior nasal aperture Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the bony structure that forms the superior boundary of the pharynx?

Basilar portion of the occipital bone Signup and view all the answers

What is the width of the pharynx at the pharyngo-esophageal junction?

1.5 cm Signup and view all the answers

What is the level of the posterior boundary of the oropharynx?

Body of C2 vertebra and upper part of C3 Signup and view all the answers

Which artery is not a part of the arterial supply to the palatine tonsils?

Descending pharyngeal artery Signup and view all the answers

What is the inferior boundary of the laryngopharynx?

Esophagus Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle is not a constrictor muscle of the pharynx?

Stylopharyngeus Signup and view all the answers

What is the nerve supply of the stylopharyngeus muscle?

Glossopharyngeal nerve Signup and view all the answers

What is the location of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes?

In the retropharyngeal space, behind the pharynx Signup and view all the answers

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What is the length of the pharynx?

What structure does the nasopharynx communicate with anteriorly?

What is the name of the fold that separates the nasopharynx from the oropharynx?

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 width of the pharynx at the pharyngo-esophageal junction?

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?

What is the inferior boundary of the laryngopharynx?

Which muscle is not a constrictor muscle of the pharynx?

What is the nerve supply of the stylopharyngeus muscle?

What is the location of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes?

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