Anatomy

Question 1

See picture attached about the anatomy of the mouth ?

Answer 1

See image

Question 2

Oral anatomical abnormalities may include?

Answer 2

1. Small mouth
2. Receding chin
3. High arched palate
4. Large tongue

Question 3

List acquired airway abnormalities ?

Answer 3

1. Burns
2. Abscess
3. Tumors
4. Radiotherapy
5. TMJ disease

Question 4

Function of the nose ? Intubation will bypass these functions..

Answer 4

1. Humidify (Nearly 100%)
2. Warming
3. Filtering
4. Olfaction
5. Resonator for speech

Question 5

Anatomy of the nasal cavity?

Answer 5

1. Lined by respiratory mucosa (Pseudostratified Ciliated Columnar Epithelium)
2. Mucous & serous glands

Question 6

Function of the mucous and cilia?

Answer 6

Wafting of particulate matter towards the nasopharynx

Question 7

What is the widest part of the nasal airway ?

Answer 7

It is below the inferior turbinate which projects from the lateral wall of the nose

Question 8

Divisions of the pharynx?

Answer 8

1. Nasopharynx
2. Oropharynx
3. Laryngopharynx

Question 9

Nerve supply of the tonsils ?

Answer 9

1. Maxillary nerve
2. Mandibular nerve
3. Glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 10

Properties of the larynx?

Answer 10

1. Speech
2. Located 4th -6th c-spine
3. Closely related to the carotid artery and IJV

Question 11

Cartilages of the larynx?

Answer 11

1. Thyroid
2. Cricoid - Complete ring
3. Epiglottis - Attached to the superior aspect of the thyroid cartilage by the thyro-epiglottic ligament

Question 12

What is the arytenoid cartilage ?

Answer 12

1. Articulates with the superior aspect of the cricoid cartilage