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===The Pharynx Flashcards===
<FlashCard questions="8">
|q1=Name the three divisions of the common pharynx?
|a1=
*Laryngeal pharynx
*Oropharynx
*Nasopharynx
|l1=Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Introduction
|q2=What type of muscle lines the walls of the pharynx?
|a2=Striated
|l2=Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure and Function
|q3=Which muscles constrict the pharynx?
|a3=
*Hyopharyngeous
*Pterygopharyngeous
*Palatopharyngeous
*Thyropharyngeous
*Cricopharyngeous
|l3=Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Musculature
|q4=Which muscle dilates the pharynx?
|a4=Stlyopharyngeous
|l4=Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Musculature
|q5=Which muscle shortens the pharynx?
|a5=Ptergopharyngeous
|l5=Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Musculature
|q6=Which muscle closes the palatopharyngeal arch?
|a6=Palatopharyngeous
|l6=Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Musculature
|q7=Which nerves supply the major innervation to the pharynx?
|a7=
*Vagus nerve (CN X)
*Stylopharyngeous supplied by the accessory nerve (CN XI)
|l7=Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Innervation
|q8=Which nerve supplies taste to the pharynx?
|a8=Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
|l8=Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Innervation
</FlashCard>
===The Laryngeal Pharynx Flashcards===
<FlashCard questions="4">
|q1=What structure marks the joining of the laryngeal pharynx and the oesophagus?
|a1=Mucosal Folds
|l1=Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Laryngeal Pharynx
|q2=In which species is the demarcation between the laryngeal pharynx and the oesophagus clearest?
|a2=Canine
|l2=Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Laryngeal Pharynx
|q3=The floor of the laryngeal pharynx opens into which structure?
|a3=The larynx
|l3=Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Laryngeal Pharynx
|q4=What type of epithelium lines the laryngeal pharynx?
|a4=Stratified squamous epithelium
|l4=Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology
</FlashCard>
===Oropharynx Flashcards===
<FlashCard questions="3">
|q1=Which nerves innervate the oropharynx?
|a1=Vagus nerve (CN X) & Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
|l1=Oropharynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Innervation
|q2=Which muscle dilates the oropharynx?
|a2=Stylopharyngeus
|l2=Oropharynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Musculature
|q3=What type of epithelium lines the oropharynx?
|a3=Stratified squamous epithelium
|l3=Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology
</FlashCard>
===The Nasal Pharynx Flashcards===
<FlashCard questions="2">
|q1=In the dorsal region of the nasopharynx, there are paired openings into which structure?
|a1=Auditory (eustacian) tubes
|l1=Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure and Function
|q2=What type of epithelium lines the nasopharynx?
|a2=Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
|l2=Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology
</FlashCard>


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