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What are the three sections into which the Pharynx is divided based on location?
What are the three sections into which the Pharynx is divided based on location?
1- Nasopharynx (superior portion), 2- Oropharynx (continuous with the oral cavity), 3- Laryngopharynx (between the hyoid bone and the esophagus)
What is the function of the Nasopharynx?
What is the function of the Nasopharynx?
Superior to the point where food enters, only an air passageway, closed off during swallowing
Describe the structure of the Pharynx.
Describe the structure of the Pharynx.
It is a passageway shaped like a funnel that connects the nasal cavity and mouth, shared by the digestive and respiratory systems.
What is the location of the Oropharynx?
What is the location of the Oropharynx?
Where is the Laryngopharynx located?
Where is the Laryngopharynx located?
What happens to the Nasopharynx during swallowing?
What happens to the Nasopharynx during swallowing?
Why is the Nasopharynx described as an air passageway?
Why is the Nasopharynx described as an air passageway?
Which portion of the Pharynx is between the hyoid bone and the esophagus?
Which portion of the Pharynx is between the hyoid bone and the esophagus?
What does the Pharynx connect?
What does the Pharynx connect?
How many portions is the Pharynx divided into?
How many portions is the Pharynx divided into?
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