Esophagus
Trachea
Pharynx
Larynx
Thyroid Gland
100
The esophagus is __________ to the trachea.
Posterior
100
What begins immediately below the larynx?
What begins immediately below the larynxThe trachea.
100
What passes through the pharynx?
Food, liquid going to the stomach and air going into the lungs.What passes through the pharynx?
100
What is enlargement in airway at the top of the trachea?
Larynx.
100
What is the butterfly-shaped gland that sits on the front of the neck?
The thyroid gland.
200
An opening in the diaphragm called the __________ hiatus allows the esophagus to pass through and connect to the stomach.Esophageal
Esophageal.
200
What traps tiny particles of debris?
The mucus.
200
Name the three parts of the pharynx?
Nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx.
200
The number of pieces of cartilage making up the larynx?
9.
200
What connects the two side lobes?
Isthmus or the bridge.
300
What is responsible for the breakdown of ingested food using contractions, with the help of acid and digestive enzymes, as well as bile?
Digestive tract.
300
The CELLS of the Trachea are?
1. pseudostratified ciliated epithelium 2. goblet cells
300
Which section of the pharynx has the opening that leads to the ear?
Nasalpharynx.
300
The laryngeal cartilage associates with bifurcation of the pharynx into the trachea and esophagus is the?
Cricoid.
300
What is another name for hormone thyroxine?
T4.
400
What is 25-30cm long, continuous with hypopharynx Conveys bolus to stomach Begins at C6 vertebra and lies on vertebral column, passes through esophageal hiatus of thoracic diaphragm at T10 vertebra. Ends at cardia?Esophagus
Esophagus.
400
T/F.The trachea is made up of fibrous and elastic tissues and smooth muscle with about twenty rings of cartilage?
True.
400
Which section of the pharynx encompasses the voice box?
Laryngopharynx.
400
On Axial CT images, which portion of the larynx is incompletely encircling the laryngeal pharynx?
Cricoid.
400
What is the condition that can cause and under active thyroid gland or (hypothyroidism)?
Thyroiditis, (Hashimoto's).
500
The ________ is formed by the skeletal muscles at the junction of the pharynx and the esophagus. Functions to close the esophagus, preventing air from entering the esophagus, and preventing gastric acid reflux from entering the pharynx via the esophagus.Upper Esophageal Sphincter.
Upper Esophageal Sphincter.
500
What includes cells that secrete mucus?
The lining.
500
T/F. The pharynx is anterior to C-Spine?
True
500
The first laryngeal cartilage encountered on a series of axial CT images of the neck arranged in descending order is the?
Epiglottis.
500
What is the treatment of the thyroid cancer?
Surgery and radioactive iodine.
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