OBJECTIVES:

GAS1.3.6   Describe the boundaries of the layngopharynx.

GAS1.3.7   Identify the components of the layngopharynx.

GAS1.3.8   Describe the complete cycle of a swallow.

READINGS:

Moore (Eighth Edition): Clinically Oriented Anatomy Pages: 937-959, 1043-1044

Oral Cavity Module 2: Page 1 of 3

Begin with a head.
swallow
Add the esophagus.
Add the trachea.

Identify the following stuctures in the MPR window of the cadaver, using the Highlight tool:

  • epiglottis
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  • thyroid cartilage
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  • cricoid cartilage
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    As you identify the stuctures in the MPR window of the cadaver, notice that the structures appear in the 3D window.

    What is the function of the epiglottis?