A & P Chapter 18

septum - vertical separation

• Nose

• Palate

• Conchae

• Pharynx

Bony structure separating the mouth from the nasal cavity

• Nose

• Palate

• Conchae

• Pharynx

bones of nasal cavity - warms, moistens and filters air

• Nose

• Palate

• Conchae

• Pharynx

Muscular tube behind the oral and nasal cavities; commonly called the throat

• Nose

• Palate

• Conchae

• Pharynx

Upper part of the pharynx, extending from the posterior nares to the soft palate; contains openings for R/L auditory (eustachian) tubes

• Laryngopharynx

• Oropharynx

• Nasopharynx

• Pharynx

Part of the pharynx residing between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; contains palatine tonsils

• Laryngopharynx

• Oropharynx

• Nasopharynx

• Pharynx

Part of the pharynx that passes dorsal to the larynx and connects to the esophagus

• Laryngopharynx

• Oropharynx

• Nasopharynx

• Pharynx

Structure made of cartilage and muscle at the upper end of the trachea; part of the airway and the vocal apparatus; Air passageway between pharynx and trachea that produces sound

• Laryngopharynx

• Oropharynx

• Larynx

• Pharynx

NOTE

Air passes through nasopharynx
Food and air pass through oropharynx and laryngopharynx

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NOTE

Thyroid cartilage (Adams Apple) Targest cartilage
Cricoid cartilage - links larynx to trachea
Vocal cords - produce sound

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