AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
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, Airway Anatomy
• Nasopharynx
– Superior to soft palate
• Oropharynx
– Tip of soft palate to
epiglottis
• Hypopharynx
– Epiglottis to vocal cords
• Larynx
– Beneath vocal cords
, Airway Anatomy
,
, Airway Anatomy
• Nasopharynx
– Superior to soft palate
• Oropharynx
– Tip of soft palate to
epiglottis
• Hypopharynx
– Epiglottis to vocal cords
• Larynx
– Beneath vocal cords
, Airway Anatomy