Lower border of pharynx is at the level of (Extent of pharynx is upto) ?: (A) C2, (B) C3, (C) C4, (D) C6
Answer is D. Ans. is 'd' i.e., C6 Pharynx is a musculomembranous tube that extands from the base of skull to the level of the sixth cervical veebra, where it is continuous with esophagus. Pharynx is subdivided into :? I) Nasopharynx :- Pa of the pharynx above the soft palate, i.e. from the base of skull to the soft palate? 2) Oropharynx :- Extends from the soft palate superiorly to the level of hyoid inferiorly. 3) Hypopharynx :- The hypopharynx includes that poion of the pharynx below the level of the hyoid.