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Anatomy: Larynx Flashcards

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Functions of the larynx

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  • Part of the air passages
  • Acts as a sphincter
  • Sound production
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How does the larynx function as part of the air passages?

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Links pharynx above to the trachea below

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How does the larynx act as a sphincter?

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Prevents passage of solids and liquids from the pharynx to the air passages below

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How does the larynx function in sound production?

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  • Acts as the organ of phonation

- Controls the expulsion of air from the lungs to produce sounds.

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Where is the larynx located?

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  • Anterior neck

- Opposite cervical vertebrae C4-C6

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What does thyroid mean in Greek?

Probably not necessary, but why not?

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Oblong Shield

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What does the skeleton of the larynx consist of?

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  • 3 unpaired cartilages

- 3 pairs of cartilages

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Unpaired cartilages

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  • Thyroid (large one)
  • Cricoid
  • Epiglottis
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Paired cartilages

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  • Arytenoid
  • Corniculate
  • Cuneiform
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Position of larger portion of cricoid cartilage vs smaller portion?

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The larger portion of the cricoid cartilage faces behind and the smaller portion in front

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Composed of 2 plate-like laminae that fuse anteriorly in the midline to form the LARYNGEAL PROMINENCE (ADAM’S APPLE)

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Thyroid Cartilage

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What makes up the laryngeal prominence?

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Thyroid cartilage composed of 2 plate-like laminae that fuse anteriorly in the midline

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Where is the superior laryngeal notch located?

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Above the laryngeal prominence

It’s a v-shaped notch

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Name of the posterior border of each lamina that projects superiorly and inferiorly

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  • superior horn

- inferior horn

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What do the inferior horns articulate with?

**UNDERLINED

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Cricoid cartilage (unpaired)

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A ridge on the lateral aspect of the thyroid cartilage

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Oblique line

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What does the oblique line give attachment to?

**UNDERLINED

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  • Sternothyroid muscle
  • Thyrohyoid muscle
  • Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
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Located inferior to the thyroid cartilage; SMALL ARTICULAR FACET at the junction of the arch and lamina ARTICULATES WITH THE INFERIOR HORN OF THE THYROID CARTILAGE

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Cricoid Cartilage (unpaired)

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What does the cricoid cartilage look like?

*Underlined

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  • SIGNET RING*
  • Narrow arch anterior
  • Wide lamina posterior
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Superior border of the lamina of the cricoid cartilage has what?

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2 facets for articulation with the bases of the arytenoid cartilages

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What/where is the inferior border of the cricoid cartilage?

*UNDERLINED

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  • Horizontal
  • Marks boundary between larynx and trachea
  • Connected to the first tracheal cartilage by the CRICOTRACHEAL LIGAMENT
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Spoon-shaped plate of elastic cartilage

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Epiglottis (unpaired)

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Features of the superior end of the epiglottis

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  • Broad

- Free

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Features of the inferior end of the epiglottis

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  • Narrow (stalk)

- Attached by thyroepiglottic ligament to the angle formed by the 2 laminae of thyroid cartilage

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Attachment of the ANTERIOR end of the epiglottis *UNDERLINED
Attached to the body of the hyoid by the HYOEPIGLOTTIC LIGAMENT
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2 PYRAMIDAL CARTILAGES located on each side of the superior border of the cricoid lamina **IMPORTANT ONES
ARYTENOID CARTILAGES** (paired)
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What is the vocal process for, and how is it directed? *UNDERLINED
- Directed anteriorly - GIVES ATTACHMENT TO THE VOCAL LIGAMENT "Business end of sound production"
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What is the muscular process for, and how is it directed? *UNDERLINED
- Directed laterally | - GIVES ATTACHMENT TO THE POSTERIOR AND LATERAL CRICOARYTENOID MUSCLES
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SYNOVIAL JOINT between the articular facet on the lateral aspect of cricoid cartilage and inferior horn of thyroid cartilage
Cricothyroid Joint
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What does the right and left joints working together allow for? *UNDERLINED
THYROID CARTILAGE TO TILT FORWARD AND BACKWARD ON CRICOID CARTILAGE (VISOR-LIKE MOVEMENT)
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Synovial joint between articular facet on superior border of cricoid lamina and base of arytenoid cartilages
Cricoarytenoid Joint
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What does the cricoarytenoid joint allow for?
- Rotation of the arytenoid around the vertical axis | - Gliding of arytenoid anteroposterior and medial-to-lateral
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Membrane and ligaments of the Larynx
- Membrane: - -Thyrohyoid membrane - Ligaments: - -Cricotracheal ligament - -Hyoepiglottic ligament - -Thyroepiglottic ligament
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What is the job of the thyrohyoid membrane in the larynx?
- Suspends larynx from the hyoid bone | - Connects the body and greater horns of the hyoid bone to the upper border and superior horns of the thyroid cartilage
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What is the job of the cricotracheal ligament in the larynx?
Connects inferior border of cricoid cartilage to the first tracheal cartilage
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What is the job of the hyoepiglottic ligament in the larynx?
Attaches the epiglottis to the hyoid bone
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What is the job of the thyroepiglottic ligament in the larynx?
Attaches the epiglottis to the thyroid cartilage
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What is continuous with the mucosa of the pharynx and the trachea?
Laryngeal mucosa
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Opening into the larynx
Laryngeal inlet
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The laryngeal inlet allows communication between which 2 structures?
- Laryngopharynx | - Larynx
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Placement of the laryngeal inlet
- Obliquely placed | - Plane passes posteriorly and inferiorly from the epiglottis to the arytenoid cartilages
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Boundaries of the laryngeal inlet
- Anterior: Superior border of epiglottis - Lateral: Aryepiglottic fold - Posterior: Interarytenoid notch
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What does the aryepiglottic fold contain?
- Corniculate cartilages - Cuneiform cartilages --both in its posterior part
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Upper part of the laryngeal cavity inside the larynx
Laryngeal vestibule
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What does the laryngeal vestibule extend from?
From the laryngeal inlet, superiorly, to a pair of mucosa folds (vestibular folds), inferiorly
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Space between the right and left vestibular folds *UNDERLINED
Rima vestibuli | Also known as false folds (Rima = passageway)
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SPACE BETWEEN VESTIBULAR AND VOCAL FOLDS ON EACH SIDE *UNDERLINED
LARYNGEAL VENTRICLE
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Shape of laryngeal ventricle when viewed from the laryngeal cavity
Spindle-shaped interval
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Which part of the laryngeal ventricle extends upward for a variable distance, lateral to the vestibular folds? *UNDERLINED
Laryngeal Saccule
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What does the laryngeal ventricle's mucosa contain, and what are they a source of?
- Contains numerous mucous glands | - Source of lubricating mucus for vocal folds
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Prominent, shelf-like folds of mucosa that contain the vocal ligaments *BOLDED
VOCAL FOLDS
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The space between the right and left vocal folds *UNDERLINED
RIMA GLOTTIDIS
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2 parts of the Rima Glottidis
- Intermembranous (anterior 3/5) | - Intercartilaginous (posterior 2/5)
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Comparing the rima glottidis and the rima vestibuli, which one is narrower than the other?
Rima glottidis
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What varies the shape and width of the rima glottidis? **UNDERLINDED & STARRED
Movements of vocal folds and arytenoid cartilages
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Muscles of the larynx
- Extrinsic muscles | - Intrinsic muscles
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ORIGINATION & INSERTION OF THE EXTRINSIC MUSCLES OF THE LARYNX *UNDERLINED
- Origination: Outside the larynx | - Insertion: Into the Larynx or Hyoid bone
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Function of extrinsic muscles of the larynx
Move larynx as a whole - Elevation - Depression
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Extrinsic muscles of the larynx (elevators and depressors)
Elevators (pull larynx upward) - Suprahyoid muscles - Longitudinal pharyngeal muscles Depressors (push larynx downward) -Infrahoid muscles
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ORIGINATION AND INSERTION OF INTRINSIC MUSCLES OF THE LARYNX *UNDERLINED
- Origination: within larynx | - Insertion: within larynx
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Function of intrinsic muscles of the larynx
Capable of moving individual laryngeal cartilages (especially the arytenoid)

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