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What subdivision of the Pharynx is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Nasopharynx
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What subdivision of the Pharynx is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Oropharynx
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What subdivision of the Pharynx is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Laryngopharynx
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What separates the Pharynx from the vertebral column?
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The pharynx is separated from the posteriorly positioned vertebral column by a thin retropharyngeal space containing loose connective tissue.
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What muscle is indicated by the white arrow(s)?
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The Superior Constrictor
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What muscle is indicated by the white arrow(s)?
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The Middle Constrictor Muscle.
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What muscle is indicated by the white arrow(s)?
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The Inferior Constrictor Muscle.
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What nerves form the Pharyngeal Plexus?
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The pharyngeal branch of the Vagus (CN X), and
the pharyngeal branch of the Glossopharyngeal (CN IX). |
Also includes branches from the external laryngeal nerve and from the superior laryngeal branch of the vagus nerve [X].
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What portion of the palate is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Hard Palate
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What portion of the palate is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Soft Palate
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What bones make up the surface of the Hard Palate?
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The palatine process of the Maxilla and the horizontal plate of the Palatine bone.
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What structure is indicated by the white arrow?
What muscles insert into it? |
The Palatine Aponeurosis (Tendinous sheet) into which the Tensor and Levator Veli Palatini Muscles insert.
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What structure is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Pharyngotympanic (Auditory) Tube.
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What roles do the muscles of the soft palate perform?
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Tensor: Stiffen the soft palate
Levator Veli Palatini: Elevate the soft palate to prevent the movement of food into the nasopharynx during swallowing. |
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What muscle is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Tensor Veli Palatini, which tenses the soft palate.
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What muscle is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Levator Veli Palatini, which elevates the soft palate.
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What muscle is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Palatopharyngeus Muscle.
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