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What are the organs of the neck? - Answer Pharynx, larynx, trachea, salivary glands,
thyroid gland
Which organ of the neck is an opening for both the respiratory and digestive system? -
Answer Pharynx
The pharynx extends from ________ to __________ - Answer Base of skull to C6
What are the three divisions of the pharynx? - Answer Nasopharynx, oropharynx,
laryngopharynx
Which portion of the pharynx is most superior? - Answer Nasopharynx
nasopharynx extends from __ to __ - Answer Soft palate to the uvula
Is the esophagus anterior or posterior to the trachea? - Answer Posterior
The oropharynx extends from the ____________ to the _____________. - Answer soft palate
to hyoid bone/epiglottis
Where are the palatine and lingual tonsils found? - Answer Oropharynx
What is the name for the shallow groove between the epiglottis and the root of the
tongue? - Answer Vallecula
Which portion of the pharynx is sometimes referred to as the hypopharynx and is the
most inferior portion? - Answer Laryngopharynx
laryngopharynx extends from ______ to _______ - Answer superior border of the epiglottis
to the cricoid cartilage. (From oropharynx to esophagus)
The trachea begins as a continuation of the ____ at the level of __? - Answer larynx, C6
Where does the trachea end? - Answer Level of T5 (carina)
The level where the trachea bifurcates into right and left bronchi is called? - Answer
Carina
What makes up the walls of the trachea? - Answer 16-20 incomplete rings of hyaline
cartilage
Where are the common carotid arteries and the thyroid gland in relation to the trachea?
- Answer Situated laterally
, Where does the esophagus begin? - Answer Extends from pharynx at the level of the
cricoid cartilage
What are the major cartilages found within the larynx? - Answer Thyroid cartilage,
Cricoid cartilage, and Epiglottic cartilage
The lobe of the thyroid are lateral to the lower portion of the __ and upper part of the __?
- Answer larynx, trachea
How are muscles of the neck divided? - Answer facial expression, mastication, and
muscles within the anterior and posterior triangle
Two muscles within the neck which deal with facial expression are? - Answer
Buccinator and Platysma
Where is the buccinator located and what does it do? - Answer Located on the lateral
side of the face between the alveolar processes of the maxilla and mandible.
Compresses the cheeks when blowing
Where is the platysma located? - Answer anterior surface of the neck.
Muscles that aid in chewing by acting on the TMJ to move the mandible (mastication)
are? - Answer Temporalis, masseter, lateral and medial pterygoid muscles
What is the primary muscle of chewing? - Answer Masseter
Which pterygoid muscle operates to open the jaw? - Answer Lateral pterygoid muscle
Which pterygoid muscle operates to close the jaw? - Answer Medial pterygoid muscle
Everything anteromedial to the sternocleidomastoid is considered part of? - Answer The
anterior triangle
Everything posterior to the sternocleidomastoid is considered part of? - Answer The
posterior triangle
Where does the sternocleidomastoid muscle originate and where does it insert? -
Answer sternum and clavicle
mastoid tip of the temporal bone
Muscles of the anterior triangle are referred to as? - Answer Muscles of the throat
Anterior triangle is divided into? - Answer Suprahyoid and infrahyoid muscles
The suprahyoid and infrahyoid aid in? - Answer The movement of the hyoid and larynx.
The suprahyoid muscle connects what? - Answer The hyoid bone to the temporal bone
and mandible
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