Pharynx

A detailed anatomical diagram of the human pharynx highlighting its different regions and associated structures, including the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx, with labels and a medical illustration style.

Pharynx Knowledge Quiz

Test your understanding of the pharynx and its anatomical structures! This quiz covers various aspects related to the pharynx, including muscle innervation, sensory functions, and related arteries.

Challenge yourself and learn more about key concepts such as:

  • Muscle innervation
  • Anatomical locations
  • Functions of cranial nerves
  • Blood supply of the pharynx
15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by LearningLarynx341
Which muscle is not innervated by the vagus nerve?
Salpingopharyngeus
Palatopharyngeus
Middle constrictor
Inferior constrictor
All above are
Inside the laryngopharynx you can find:
Pharyngeal tonsil
Pharyngeal recess
Piriformis recess
Pharyngeal tubercle
Inferior laryngeal nerve
Palatine tonsils are situated:
Between the palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches
Behind palatopharyngeal arch
In front of palatoglossal arch
Inside nasopharynx
Above soft palate
What is false about the structure of the pharynx?
Superior wall is adjacent to base of skull
Lateral wall are attached to larynx
Lateral wall is attached to margins of nasal cavity
Lateral wall is attached to the oral cavity
All are true
The lower border of the pharynx is on the level of:
C4
C5
C6
C7
Th1
Sensory innervation of nasopharynx is:
Vagus nerve
Maxillary nerve
Mandibular nerve
Accessory nerve
None
All muscles of pharynx are innervated by:
Vagus n
Glossopharyngeal n
Cervical plexus
Pharyngeal plexus
None
Which artery does NOT supply the pharynx?
Ascending pharyngeal artery
Ascending palatine artery
Branches of lingual artery
Ascending tonsillar artery
All does
Inside the nasopharynx we can NOT find:
Pharyngeal tonsil
Torus tubarius
Pharyngeal recess
Salphingopharyngeal fold
All can be found
Accessory nerve:
Leaves skull by foramen magnum
Leaves skull by jugular foramen
Leaves skull by condylar canal
Leaves skull by sphenopalatine foramen
None
What is false about the vagus nerve?
Carries fibers that provide sensory input from aortic arch (chemoreceptors)
Carries fibers that provide sensory input from the aortic arch (baroreceptors)
Carries fibers that provide sensory input from the esophagus
Carries fibers that provide sensory input from the heart
All are true
Which cranial nerve is purely motor?
IX
XI
X
V
None
What is true about glossopharyngeal nerve?
Gives parasympathetic innervation to parotid gland
Exits skull through hypoglossal canal
Gives taste from 2/3 anterior part of tongue and soft palate
Gives visceral sensation from base of tongue
None
What is false about facial artery?
Originates in the carotid triangle from ECA
Ends at the medial commissure of the eye as the angular artery
Anastomoses with dorsal nasal artery from ICA
Gives off the superior and inferior labial arteries
All are true
What is wrong about the vagus nerve?
Carries fibers which provide sensory input from the aortic arch (chemoreceptors)
Carries fibers for taste around epiglottis
Carries fibers for taste around the pharynx
Carries fibers for sensory input from lungs
All are true
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