A&P of Voice Flashcards
Phonation:
-sound is produced by
vocal folds lie within?
-larynx is the ?
vibration of vocal folds
- laryngeal cavity/larynx
- superior continuation of the respiratory passage
Functions of the larynx:
airway ?
-prevents
-expels?
helps on?
…. (larynx=?)
protection
- foreign substances from entering the lungs
- substances trying to enter the lungs (laryngeal reflex activity - cough/spastic closure)
- thoracic function
- phonation (larynx = sound generator)
Laryngeal Elements:
-1 ?
-9?
… and… muscles
-
-
bone
cartilages ( 3 paired)
-intrinsic and extrinsic laryngeal muscles
- pitch - F0
- loudness = amplitude
- quality (harsh, breathy, hypernasal, hyponasal)
larynx: lies ? opposite?
superior in the respiratory passage / approx. fifth or sixth cervical vertebral body
cartilages of the larynx are held together by ?
vocal folds lie within ?”
membranes and ligaments
laryngeal cavity
Basic Structure and Function:
as a multi-structured organ within the vocal tract, the larynx serves as a ?
it is comprised of one? multiple? and numerous ?
passageway between the upper and lower airway
bone/ cartilages/ muscles membranous and connective tissue and moveable joints
the larynx acts as a ?
- closing off to ?
- opening to aid?
- serving as the sound source for ?
sphincter
- protect the lower airways from foreign material
- breathing
- voice production as pressure from the respiratory system is transferred from the subglottal space through the glottal space into the supraglottal cavity
glottis-the space?
-its size and shape ?
-when the glottis widens , this is called
when no air can flow through the glottis this is called
between vocal folds
-changes as a function of the vibratory behavior of the vocal folds
-abduction
adduction
The muscles of the larynx are? meaning?
without the movement of the primary laryngeal cartilages by the ? air could not
skeletal/ they are under voluntary control for voice production, controlled by the central nervous system
intrinsic laryngeal muscles for abduction/ flow into the lungs and be controlled as it passes out of the lungs
In addition to its sphincteric function during breathing, the larynx plays another important biological role during the act of swallowing
during swallowing the vocal folds ? to avoid ?
adduct tightly to avoid penetration of food/liquid from entering into glottal space and subsequently in to trachea or lower airway
The larynx also serves other biological functions like ? which occurs when ?
-thoracic fixation requires ?
other functions that require vocal fold adduction are ?
thoracic fixation
- tight vocal fold adduction in order to build high intra-thoracic pressure
- cough and bowel movements
Nonbiological functions of the larynx:
the act of ?
phonation is considered nonbiological
Laryngeal Structure:
the larynx has 2 types of cartilages
-what are they ?
hyaline cartilage:
- … and …
- made up of ?
- forms the ?
- … with age
elastic cartilage:
- similar to ? but in addition to the ? the matrix of elastic cartilage also contains a network of
- does not
- forms the ?
hyaline and elastic
- flexible and elastic
- cartilage
- collagen (basic building block of cartilage) and made up of other proteins
- thyroid, cricoid, and arytenoid cartilages
- ossifies
- hyaline/ collagenous fibers/ branched yellow elastic fibers
- ossify
- epiglottis
ossification is a process whereby
in the larynx, the thyroid cartilage ossifies more frequently than the ?
cartilage is replaced by bone
cricoid but each starts to ossify about the third decade of the life
The hyoid bone:
hyoid bone is an important site for ?
attached to the ? and ?
muscular attachments of the larynx via suprahyoid and infrahyoid muscles
tongue / the glossoepiglottic ligament
Hyoid bone: considered part of the ? -it has two ? and two ? the greater cornu are ? -articulate with the ? -the lesser cornu provide a place for ?
laryngeal framework
-greater cornu (protrusions) and two lesser cornu
- posteriorly directed limbs of the U shaped bone
- lesser cornu anteriorly
-ligaments to attach, like the stylohyoid ligament
Thyroid cartilage: The largest it has several parts - 2 -2 -2 -an ? -a ?
unpaired cartilage in the laryngeal framework
- laminae
- superior cornu
- inferior cornu
- oblique line
- superior thyroid notch
Thyroid Cartilage:
-is most often recognized for its ? informally known as ?
angle is ? in females
-approx. … degrees
angle is more .. in males
-approx. … degrees
therefore the adam’s apple is more
anterior angle / adam’s apple
- wider
- 120
acute in males
- 90
- prominent in men
Superior and Inferior Thyroid Cornu:
- the superior horn of the thyroid cartilages attaches to the ?
- the inferior horn of the thyroid cartilage helps connect
hyoid bone via ligaments
thyroid to the cricoid cartilage
Cricoid Cartilage:
a single cartilage made up of
connected to the thyroid cartilage via the
also attaches to the ?
hyaline tissue
inferior horn and superiorly to the cricothyroid membrane
first tracheal ring by the cricotracheal ligament or membrane
The cricothyroid joint specifically allows the thyroid to ?
rotate anteriorly or posteriorly on the cricoid cartilage
Arytenoid Cartilages:
….
situated on the ?
-usually described as ?
paired
superior margin of the cricoid lamina consisting of hyaline and elastic tissue
pyramidal shaped
Arytenoid Cartilage: has 2 main processes: - - -extensions where the ?
the arytenoid cartilages also serve as the ?
- vocal process
- muscular process
- posterior and lateral cricoarytenoid muscles attach, hence the name muscular process
posterior attachment for the false vocal folds
The arytenoids are connected to the epiglottis by a muscle called ?
and to the thyroid cartilage anteriorly by the ?
aryepiglottic muscle or fold
vocal ligament