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Pharynx
Upper Respiratory
Question | Answer |
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What is the common term for the Pharynx? | Throat |
What system does the Pharynx serve? | Respiratory and Digestive |
What are the 3 subdivisions of the Pharynx? | 1. Nasopharynx; 2. Oropharynx; 3. Laryngopharynx |
What is the function of the Nasopharynx? | RECEIVES Auditory Tubes and contains Pharyngeal Tonsils |
What is another name for the Pharyngeal Tonsils? | Adenoids |
What are Pharyngeal Tonsils? | Lymphoid Tissue screening bacteria |
Where is the Nasopharynx located? | POSTERIOR to the Soft Palette & SUPERIOR to the Oropharynx |
What is the function of the Oropharynx? | contains Palatine an Lingual Tonsils |
Where is the Oropharynx located? | POSTERIOR to the mouth & between the Naso and Laryngeal Pharynges |
Where is the Lingual Pharynx located? | from Hyoid to Epiglottis |