Velopharyngeal-Nasal Structure and Function

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Across
  1. 4. Narrow muscle that decreases the width of the pharynx when contracted
  2. 5. Muscle located on the pharynx as well as soft palate that elevates the pharynx when contracted
  3. 7. Muscle that pulls the velum downward and backward
  4. 8. Most powerful muscle of the pharynx that contracts and draws the posterior wall forward
  5. 10. Muscle that pulls pharynx up and draws the lateral walls toward the side when contracted
  6. 12. Fan-shaped muscle located midway on the pharyngeal tube
  7. 13. Muscle that pulls the velum downward and forward
  8. 15. The eustachian tubes are located on the lateral walls of the __________
  9. 18. The movement of air in and out of the lungs for gas exchange
Down
  1. 1. The opening into the larynx formed by the epiglottic and aryepiglottic folds
  2. 2. Muscle in upper pharynx that contracts and acts as a sphincter
  3. 3. An entrance to a cavity; open gap or hole
  4. 6. Muscle that shortens, lifts, and increases the thickness of the velum
  5. 7. A tube of tendon and muscle extending from the base of the skull to the cricoid cartilage
  6. 9. A narrow prominence located in the temporal bone
  7. 11. plexus Motor innervation of the pharynx and velum comes from the ____________
  8. 14. Pear-shaped cavities on the sides of the aryepiglottic folds
  9. 16. levator Muscle that pulls the velum upward and backward
  10. 17. Slender muscle that dilates the pharynx when contracted