Upper Airway *

Natalie A.

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Description

Upper airway anatomy

20 Terms

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Cricoid cartilage

Cricothyroid membrane

Epiglottis

Esophagus

Glottic opening

Hard and soft palates

LARYNGOPHARYNX (HYPOPHARYNX)

LARYNX

NASAL CAVITY

NASOPHARYNX

OROPHARYNX

Superior, middle and inferior turbinates

Thyroid cartilage

Thyroid gland

Tongue

Tonsils/adenoids

Trachea

Uvula

Vallecula

Vocal cords