Anatomy- Respiratory System: Nasopharynx

Front 1

Nasopharynx
a) Function
b) Borders

Back 1

a) Conduction of air to larynx

b) Superior: Cranial base
Laterally and posteriorly: Pharyngeal wall
Inferior, between nasopharynx and pharynx: Soft palate

Front 2

Pharyngeal tonsils:

Back 2

Lymphoid tissue located in the dome of the vault of the pharynx and the upper portions of the posterior and lateral nasopharyngeal wall

Front 3

Auditory tube opening (ostia tuba auditiva)
a) Location
b) What?
c) Synonyms for auditory tube:
d) Torus tubarius:

Back 3

a) In the lateral wall 1-1.5cm from the posterior border of the inferior nasal concha at the level of inferior nasal meatus

b) Connection between nasopharynx and the middle ear

c) Tuba auditiva, tuba pharyngotympanic, tuba eustachii

d) Elevation of the mucosa where the cartilaginous part of the auditory tube opens

Front 4

Adenotomy:

Back 4

Surgical removal the pharyngeal tonsils

Front 5

Tubal tonsil:

Back 5

The large masses of lymphoid tissues are present and the pharyngeal tonsils extend as far as the region around the auditory tube and blocks this

Front 6

Recessus pharyngeus Rosenmulleri
a) Where?
b) Visible during rhinoscopy?

Back 6

a) Dorsally behind za torus tubarius
b) No

Front 7

Pharyngea bursa?

Back 7

Cul- de- sac behind praryngeal tonsil (first lymphoid tissue in development- contact with chorda dorsalis)

Front 8

What is Sinus Morgani?

Back 8

A weakened spot of wall due to entry of auditive tube. Place of spreading of pathological processes into spatium parpharyngeum