esophagus test

What are the lips also known as?

The labia

Hard palate function

Forms the roof of the mouth

What two facial bones make up the hard palate?

Maxilla and palatine

Soft palate function

Hangs down like an apron to prevent food from entering the NC and nasal pharynx during swallowing

What lies on the floor of the mouth?

The tongue

Tongue functions

Taste and speech

What is the lingual frenulum?

It is a fold of mucous membrane on the underside of the tongue

Lingual frenulum function

Secures it to the floor of the mouth

What is a cleft palate?

An opening in the roof of the mouth so food or fluids pass into the NC

Teeth function

Bite or incise food and chew it to produce smaller particles more accessible to the digestive enzymes

How many teeth are in a full set of permanent teeth?

32

What are the three salivary glands?

Parotid, submandibular, & sublingual

Which gland has the stensen duct?

Parotid

Which gland contains the wharton's duct?

Submandibular / submaxillary

Which gland contains the sublingual or Rivinus duct?

Sublingual

How many small ducts are in the Rivinus duct?

8-20

Why is a sialogram done? (Three reasons)

1. Inflammatory lesions and tumors 2. Determine the extent of salivary fistula 3. Localize diverticula structures and calculus

How long is the pharynx?

5 inches

What is located posterior to the mouth?

Pharynx

What are the three parts of the pharynx?

Nasal, oral, larynx

Where is the uvula?

Oral pharynx

What has the epiglottis?

Laryngopharynx

What is the esophagus also known as?

The gullet

Where does the esophagus start and end?

C6 to T11

What type of movement is the upper 1/3 of the esophagus?

Skeletal/voluntary

What type of movement is the middle 1/3 of the esophagus?

Skeletal and smooth

What type of movement is the lower 1/3 of the esophagus?

Smooth/involuntary

Other words for cardiac orifice?

Antrum, esophagogastric , gastroesophageal junction

What is the esophagus entrance?

Cardiac orifice.

What is a hiatal hernia?

When the upper portion of the stomach protrudes up through the esophageal hiatus

What is atresia of esophagus?

It is when the esophagus is closed at some point and may communicate with the trachea

What are the three indentations of the esophagus?

Aortic arch, left bronchus,left atrium

what is the smallest salivary gland?

Sublingual

What is the opening in the diaphragm at the level of T10 in which the esophagus passes through called?

Esophageal hiatus

What covers the trachea during swallowing?

Epiglottis

What is the largest salivary gland?

Parotid

What is the name of the contrast used to study the GI tract?

Barium sulfate

What exam is ordered through speech pathology ?

Video swallow

What exam is done to evaluate the function of the diaphragm?

Sniff test

What are the basic reasons for an esophagus exam?

Problems swallowing or eating certain foods, foreign body obstruction, gastroesophageal reflux, any abnormality

What are you to tell a patient after completing an

esophagram?

Remember to tell the patient to drink plenty of

fluids to eliminate the barium because it can

make you constipate

Describe the Room Preparation for an

Esophagus

Barium thick and/or thin –depending on RAD

•E-Z Gas crystals into medicine cup

•2nd medicine cup with little water to wash crystals down

•IR SIZE--14 x 17

Describe the procedure for an

esophagram as if you were telling the

patient

Ask patient history

▪ You will be standing up with your back against the table. Take the

crystals and throw them to the back of your throat. Chase the crystals

down with water, this will create gas in your stomach please try not to

burp. Take the cup of thick barium into your left hand, up by your

shoulder. The doctor will tell you when to drink. During the exam you

will be standing, lying down and turning from your stomach to your back

on the table. After the radiologist is done with his/her part of the exam, I

will take some additional images.