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41 Cards in this Set
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Muscles of the Pharynx is involved in what? |
Speaking Swallowing Middle Ear Function |
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Muscles of the Pharynx are connected to what? |
Nasal and Oral Cavities |
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How many parts does the muscles of the Pharynx have? |
3 |
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How many muscles are in the pharynx |
3 |
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What are the three muscles of the Pharynx? |
Stylopharyngeus
Pharyngeal Constrictor Muscle
Muscles of the soft palate |
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STYLOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE |
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The Stylopharyngeus muscle has what origin? |
Styloid Process |
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What is the insertion of the Stylopharyngeus muscle? |
Lateral and Posterior pharyngeal walls |
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What is the action of the Stylopharyngeus muscle? |
Elevates and widens the pharynx |
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PHARYNGEAL CONSTRICTOR MUSCLE |
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The Pharyngeal Constrictor Muscle is what? |
3 paired muscles |
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What are the 3 paired muscles? |
Superior Middle Inferior |
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What is the origin of the Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle? |
Originates from the pterygoid hamulus, mandible, and the pterygomandibular raphe |
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What is the origin of the middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle? |
Hyoid bone and stylohyoid ligament |
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What is the origin of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle? |
Both the thyroid and Circoid Cartilage of the larynx |
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What is the Insertion for all of the Pharyngeal Constrictor Muscles? |
The median pharyngeal raphe |
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What is the action of the Pharyngeal Constrictor Muscle? |
Raise pharynx and laryns to help drive food into the esophagus |
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Muscles of the Soft Palate |
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What are the muscles of the soft palate? |
5 paired muscles involved in speaking and swallowing |
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What does the muscle of the soft palate room? |
The posterior roof of the mouth |
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What are the 5 paired muscle of the soft palate? |
Palatoglossus Palatopharyngeus Levator Velli Palatini Tensor Veli Palatini Muscles of the Uvula |
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PALATOGLOSSUS |
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What is the palatoglossus involved in? |
Tongue Movement (glossus) |
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What is the origin of the Palatoglossus? |
Median Palatine raphe |
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What is the insertion of the Palatoglossus muscle? |
Lateral surface of the tongue |
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What is the action of the Palatoglossus? |
Elevated base of tongue, depresses the soft palate |
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PALATOPHARYNGEUS |
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What is the origin of the palatopharyngeus? |
Soft Palate |
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What is the insertion of the palatopharyngeus? |
Laryngopharyns and thyroid cartilage |
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What is the action of the Palatopharyngeus? |
Moves palate posterioinferiorly and posterior pharyngeal wall anterosuperiorly to help close off the nasopharynx |
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LEVATOR VELLI PALATINI |
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What is the origin of the levator velli palatini |
Temporal Bone |
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What is the insertion of the Levator Velli Palatini? |
Median Palatine Raphe |
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What is the action of the Levator Velli Palatini? |
Raises the soft palate to contact the posterior pharyngeal wall to help close off the nasopharynx |
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TENSOR VELI PALATINI |
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What is the origin of the Tensor Veli Palatini? |
Auditory bone and Sphenoid bone to tendon near the Pterygoid Hamulus |
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What is the insertion of the Tensor Veli Palatini? |
Tendon near the pterygoid Hamulus to the median palatine Raphe |
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What is the action of the tensor veli palatini? |
Tenses and slightly lowers the soft palate |
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MUSCLES OF THE UVULA |
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What is the origin and the insertion of the muscles of the uvula? |
Tissue Projection that hangs inferiorly from the posterior soft palate in the Uvula |
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What is the action of the muscles of the Uvula? |
Soft palate closely adapts to the posterior pharyngeal wall to help close off the nasopharynx |
