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Matching Identify the Anatomical Structures in the Ears, Nose, and Throat

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Matching Identify the anatomical structures in the ears, nose, and throat by matching them with their descriptions.
-Trigeminal nerve


A) The anterior part of the horizontal structure that separates the roof of the mouth from the nasal cavity.
B) A musculomembranous fold that partly separates the mouth and the pharynx
C) A dangling projection of tissue that hangs at the back of the throat above the root of the tongue
D) One of the three small bones in the middle ear
E) The largest of the salivary glands, located inferior to, and anterior to the ear
F) The central, depressed portion of the concavity on the lateral surface of the tympanic membrane. It is the point of attachment of the malleus to the tympanic membrane.
G) A partition, consisting of cartilage and bone, which separates the nasal cavities
H) Cranial nerve V; a combined motor and sensory nerve that supplies the muscles that chew and receives sensory information from the face
I) A branch of cranial nerve VIII; it carries sensory information from the tympanic membranes to the brain stem
J) The cranial nerve that passes from the nasal mucosa through the cribriform plate
K) The external auditory canal
L) The wing-shaped structure that funnels sounds into the external acoustic meatus toward the tympanic membrane
M) The small salivary glands within the mouth underneath the tongue

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