ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF PHARYNX
PHARYNX IN GENERAL ◼ Fibromuscular tube ◼ Base of the skull to cricoid cartilage ◼ Pharyngo-oesophageal junction narrowest part
STRUCTURE OF PHARYNGEAL WALL ◼ Mucous membrane ciliated columnar or stratified squamous epithelium ◼ Pharyngeal aponeurosis ◼ Muscular coat ◼ Buccopharyngeal fascia
Divisions of pharynx
Nasopharynx
oropharynx
Hypopharynx
Adenoids Enlargement ◼ Anatomy and Physiology ◼ Clinical Features nasal obstruction serous otitis media adenoid facies ◼ Diagnosis ◼ Treatment
Acute tonsillitis ◼ Anatomy lateral wall of oropharynx lymphoid tissue crypts
Acute Tonsillitis ◼ Aetiology bacteria or viral ◼ Clinical Symptoms sore throat difficulty in swallowing fever earache / headache / general body aches