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What is the name of the depression on each side of the median glossoepiglottic fold?
What is the name of the depression on each side of the median glossoepiglottic fold?
- Palatine tonsils
- Oropharyngeal isthmus
- Vallecula (correct)
- Epiglottis
What is the name of the fold of mucous membrane covering the palatopharyngeus muscle?
What is the name of the fold of mucous membrane covering the palatopharyngeus muscle?
- Median glossoepiglottic fold
- Palatoglossal arch
- Lateral glossoepiglottic fold
- Palatopharyngeal arch (correct)
What marks the boundary between the mouth and pharynx?
What marks the boundary between the mouth and pharynx?
- Palatopharyngeal arch
- Palatoglossal arch
- Oropharyngeal isthmus (correct)
- Vallecula
Flashcards
Vallecula
Vallecula
A depression on either side of the median glossoepiglottic fold.
Palatopharyngeal arch
Palatopharyngeal arch
A fold of mucous membrane covering the palatopharyngeus muscle.
Oropharyngeal isthmus
Oropharyngeal isthmus
The border that separates the mouth and the pharynx.
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