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Give a midsaggital section of head and neck image with labelling for my anatomy viva

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Here's a labeled midsagittal section of the head and neck for your viva, from Bailey and Love's Short Practice of Surgery:

Midsagittal section of head and neck showing pharynx subdivisions

Key structures to identify and describe

Anterior compartment (top to bottom):

Nasal cavity - roofed by the cribriform plate, floor formed by the hard palate
Oral cavity - bounded by lips, cheeks, tongue, and palate
Hyoid bone - suspends the larynx, attachment point for suprahyoid/infrahyoid muscles
Larynx - continues into the trachea below
Oesophagus - lies posterior to the trachea, continuing the alimentary tract

Pharynx (posterior compartment, divided into 3 parts):

Nasopharynx - extends from the base of skull to the soft palate; posterior to the choanae; contains the pharyngeal tonsil (adenoid) and opening of the eustachian tube
Oropharynx - from soft palate to the tip of the epiglottis (upper border of epiglottis/hyoid level); posterior to the oral cavity; contains the palatine tonsils
Hypopharynx (laryngopharynx) - from the tip of the epiglottis to the lower border of the cricoid cartilage, where it becomes the oesophagus; contains the piriform fossae

Viva tips for this section

Boundaries of nasopharynx/oropharynx/hypopharynx are a classic examiner favorite — know the exact levels (soft palate, epiglottis, cricoid cartilage).
Waldeyer's ring - be ready to name all components (pharyngeal tonsil, tubal tonsils, palatine tonsils, lingual tonsil) even though only the palatine tonsil and uvula are visible here.
Relations of larynx and trachea to oesophagus - trachea lies anterior, oesophagus posterior; important for surgical and swallowing viva questions.
Be able to trace the path of a food bolus (oral cavity → oropharynx → hypopharynx → oesophagus) versus air (nasal cavity → nasopharynx → oropharynx or directly via larynx → trachea) — oropharynx is the common crossing point of the digestive and respiratory tracts.
Common add-on question: hyoid bone relations — it's a common viva pivot point since it anchors tongue muscles, larynx, and epiglottis via the hyoepiglottic ligament.

If you also want a version showing the cranial base, brain, and vertebral column in the same section (more relevant for neuroanatomy vivas), or a close-up of just the pharynx subdivisions, I can pull those separately - let me know.

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