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What passages of the velopharyngeal nasal apparatus are linked together? - answer✔valves
and air passages
what is the skeletal superstructure of the velopharyngeal nasal apparatus? - answer✔-pharynx
-velum
-nasal cavities
-outer nose
what is a synonymous term for pharynx? - answer✔throat
what is the pharynx? - answer✔a tube of tendon and muscle that extends from the base of the
skull to the cricoid cartilage in the front and the 6th cervical vertebra in the back
what is the upper border of the pharynx comprised of? - answer✔connective tissue (pharyngeal
aponeurosis)
what is the lower border of the pharynx? - answer✔muscle
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what are the pharyngeal cavities? - answer✔nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx
what is the nasopharynx? - answer✔lies behind the nose and above the belum
what is the oropharynx? - answer✔middle part of the pharyngeal tube
what is the upper boundary of the oropharynx? - answer✔lower boundary of the nasopharynx?
what is the lower boundary of the oropharynx? - answer✔hyoid bone
what is the front of the oropharynx? - answer✔oral cavity
what is laryngopharynx? - answer✔lowermost part of pharynx
what is the upper boundary of the larngopharynx? - answer✔hyoid bone
what is the lower boundary of the larngopharynx? - answer✔base of cricoid cartilage
what does the velum also mean? - answer✔curtain
what is the pendulous flap of the velum comprised of? - answer✔-soft palate
-uvula
what is muscle distribution of the velum not? - answer✔uniform
what is important about the muscle distribution of the velum? - answer✔-front portion lacks
muscle
-middle 1/3 is rich with muscle
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-uvular portion is sparsely interspersed with muscle fibers
-little to no muscle
-not sure what role is plays
-can give you some information if the velum has information or not
what are the 6 muscles of the pharynx? - answer✔-superior constrictor
-middle constrictor
-inferior constrictor
-salpingopharyngeus
-stylopharyngeus
-palatopharyngeus
what do the 6 muscles of the pharynx influence? - answer✔the lumen (cross-sectional area) of
the pharynx
where is the superior constrictor located? - answer✔upper border of pharynx
where are the multiple origins of the superior constrictor? - answer✔front of the pharyngeal
tube
what is the superior constrictor comprised of? - answer✔cluster of 4 individual muscles
what is another word for velum? - answer✔soft palate
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what are the nasal sounds? - answer✔M, N, G ("Ng")
what does orthographic mean? - answer✔the way we write out a sound
what does phonetics mean? - answer✔the way we say a sound
what is the mandible? - answer✔the lower jaw
what is the hard palate? - answer✔anchor point for structures that make up soft palate
what is the nasal bone? - answer✔helps support nasal passages
what is the zygomatic bone? - answer✔makes up the cheek bone
what is the maxillary bone? - answer✔upper jaw
what do the maxilla and mandible do? - answer✔hold teeth
what is the part of the jaw that the teeth are inserted into? - answer✔alveolar process
why does the pharynx function as a tube? - answer✔to shape the sound produced by VF to
make it sound like you
what is choanal atresia? - answer✔means that it's blocked, not open
where does the nasopharynx go from? - answer✔choana into the pharnnx
what is the upper boundary of the oropharynx? - answer✔velum
what is the oropharynx bounded anteriorly by? - answer✔faucial pillars
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SLHS 3400 Exam 4 Questions With Correct
Answers
What passages of the velopharyngeal nasal apparatus are linked together? - answer✔valves
and air passages
what is the skeletal superstructure of the velopharyngeal nasal apparatus? - answer✔-pharynx
-velum
-nasal cavities
-outer nose
what is a synonymous term for pharynx? - answer✔throat
what is the pharynx? - answer✔a tube of tendon and muscle that extends from the base of the
skull to the cricoid cartilage in the front and the 6th cervical vertebra in the back
what is the upper border of the pharynx comprised of? - answer✔connective tissue (pharyngeal
aponeurosis)
what is the lower border of the pharynx? - answer✔muscle
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what are the pharyngeal cavities? - answer✔nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx
what is the nasopharynx? - answer✔lies behind the nose and above the belum
what is the oropharynx? - answer✔middle part of the pharyngeal tube
what is the upper boundary of the oropharynx? - answer✔lower boundary of the nasopharynx?
what is the lower boundary of the oropharynx? - answer✔hyoid bone
what is the front of the oropharynx? - answer✔oral cavity
what is laryngopharynx? - answer✔lowermost part of pharynx
what is the upper boundary of the larngopharynx? - answer✔hyoid bone
what is the lower boundary of the larngopharynx? - answer✔base of cricoid cartilage
what does the velum also mean? - answer✔curtain
what is the pendulous flap of the velum comprised of? - answer✔-soft palate
-uvula
what is muscle distribution of the velum not? - answer✔uniform
what is important about the muscle distribution of the velum? - answer✔-front portion lacks
muscle
-middle 1/3 is rich with muscle
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-uvular portion is sparsely interspersed with muscle fibers
-little to no muscle
-not sure what role is plays
-can give you some information if the velum has information or not
what are the 6 muscles of the pharynx? - answer✔-superior constrictor
-middle constrictor
-inferior constrictor
-salpingopharyngeus
-stylopharyngeus
-palatopharyngeus
what do the 6 muscles of the pharynx influence? - answer✔the lumen (cross-sectional area) of
the pharynx
where is the superior constrictor located? - answer✔upper border of pharynx
where are the multiple origins of the superior constrictor? - answer✔front of the pharyngeal
tube
what is the superior constrictor comprised of? - answer✔cluster of 4 individual muscles
what is another word for velum? - answer✔soft palate
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what are the nasal sounds? - answer✔M, N, G ("Ng")
what does orthographic mean? - answer✔the way we write out a sound
what does phonetics mean? - answer✔the way we say a sound
what is the mandible? - answer✔the lower jaw
what is the hard palate? - answer✔anchor point for structures that make up soft palate
what is the nasal bone? - answer✔helps support nasal passages
what is the zygomatic bone? - answer✔makes up the cheek bone
what is the maxillary bone? - answer✔upper jaw
what do the maxilla and mandible do? - answer✔hold teeth
what is the part of the jaw that the teeth are inserted into? - answer✔alveolar process
why does the pharynx function as a tube? - answer✔to shape the sound produced by VF to
make it sound like you
what is choanal atresia? - answer✔means that it's blocked, not open
where does the nasopharynx go from? - answer✔choana into the pharnnx
what is the upper boundary of the oropharynx? - answer✔velum
what is the oropharynx bounded anteriorly by? - answer✔faucial pillars
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