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1
Q

Identify the structures passing through the gap between the superior and the middle constrictors.

A

Stylopharyngeus muscle and glosspharyngeal nerve

2
Q

The narrowest portion of the pharynx is at the level of the….

A

Pharynoesophageal junction

3
Q

All of the sinuses drain into the middle meatus except

A

Sphenoidal

4
Q

Which structures pass through the hole in the throhyoid membrane?

A

Internal laryngeal nerve and the superior laryngeal artery.

5
Q

The posterior wall of the trachea is made up of….

A

Trachealis muscle

6
Q

The auditory tube opens into the….

A

Nasopharynx

7
Q

Valleculae are pits/fovea between the…..

A

Lateral and the median glossoepiglottic folds.

8
Q

Identify the region of the pharynx which extends between the soft palate and the epiglottis.

A

Oropharynx

9
Q

What is pharyngeal dimple or Killans Disease?

A

Gap between the thyropharyngeus and the cricopharyngeus muscle

10
Q

True or false.

Left jugular trunk drains into the thoracic duct.

A

True

11
Q

Adenoid hypertrophy is the enlargement of…..

A

Pharyngeal tonsil