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30 paź 2023 · All three of these cavities open posteriorly into the pharyngeal tube. This article will highlight the anatomical structures, namely the muscles the make up the pharyngeal walls, with regards to their origins, insertions, innervation, main functions, blood supply and lymphatic drainage.
25 maj 2024 · The pharynx is part of the digestive system posterior to the oronasal cavity and larynx. This muscular tube is divided into the oropharynx, nasopharynx, and laryngopharynx. Pharyngeal muscles are organized into an outer circular layer and an inner longitudinal sheet surrounding the lumen.
30 paź 2023 · The pharynx, more commonly known as the throat, is a 12-14 cm, or 5 inch, long tube extending behind the nasal and oral cavities until the voice box and the esophagus. Essentially, it forms a continuous muscular passage for air, food, and liquids to travel down from your nose and mouth to your lungs and stomach.
1 maj 2023 · The muscles of the pharynx play an integral role in many vital processes such as breathing, swallowing, prevention of aspiration, and speaking. Coordination of the pharyngeal musculature with the laryngeal and tongue muscles is essential to the efficiency of these essential human functions.
3 lut 2023 · The pharynx is a muscular tube that connects the oral and nasal cavity to the larynx and oesophagus. It begins at the base of the skull and ends at the inferior border of the cricoid cartilage (C6). The pharynx is comprised of three parts (superior to inferior): Laryngopharynx.
30 paź 2023 · The muscles of the neck are closely related to a number of important structures that pass between the thorax and the head, including major blood vessels, nerves and elements of the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. This article will introduce you to the anatomy of the muscles of the neck.
24 lip 2023 · The muscles of the pharynx receive motor (efferent) supply from the ninth and tenth cranial nerves. The stylopharyngeus muscle is the only muscle supplied by the glossopharyngeal nerve. The vagus nerve supplies all other muscles, which will be listed later.
