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Web Resources

• Learn the functional anatomy of the mouth, nose, throat region
• Appreciate how air passes through this region during breathing and food/water during chewing/swallowing.

• Head and Neck II:  Pharynx--Sagittal section [PPT download]  [Tegrity recording of Sagittal Section Drawing]  [Board drawing of Sagittal Section]
• Head and Neck II:  Pharynx--Details  [Tegrity recording of Nasal,Mouth,Pharynx,Larynx details]  [Board drawing of human infant sagital section]
• Adult, infant sagittal sections for note-taking [Word download]
• Reading from The Scalpel and the Silver Bear

• Bisect fetal pig heads to see nasal, mouth, throat region and relationship between pathway for air and pathway for food/water.  View and compare same region on human cadaver.
• Swallowing and Chewing Surface Anatomy and Function Demonstration with Wish List for bissected head [Word download]

WEB RESOURCES

• Tour of the Ear, Nose, and Throat from Singapore General Hospital [link]

• Singing for Snorers [link]

• Swallowing Details [link]

• Great article with details of oral cavity, pharynx, upper esophagus, cranial nerves, function and physiology [link]

DETAILED LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Integrate the entry and exit of food/water (respiratory and swallowing) with your understanding of the anatomy of the mouth, nose, and throat regions.
• Illustrate the details of the anatomy of the nasal, mouth, pharynx and larynx regions.
• Describe the structure, function and location of the following:  nasal cavity; pharyngeal region; oral cavity; glands including salivary, thyroid, tonsils, tear; muscles of tongue, chewing, facial expression.
• Understand sensory input and motor output, via cranial nerves, to the mucous linings and muscles of the nose, mouth and throat regions.