Anatomy [Week 4] Flashcards
The THYROID CARTILAGE has two _____ fused anteriorly at the laryngeal prominence.
laminae
Males have a more ______ angle that is formed by the joining of their laminae of the thyroid cartilage.
acute (90˚); this accounts for their Adam’s apple
What are the two most common pathologies that affect the larynx?
- laryngitis 2. vocal cord polyps (professional singers)
The ______ is the attachment for the thyrohyoid membrane.
superior cornu
The ______ articulates with the cricoid cartilage.
inferior cornu
What muscles attache to the OBLIQUE line of the thyroid cartilage?
inferior constrictor, sternothyroid, thyrohyoid
The _____ is the only structure that circumscribes the larynx.
cricoid cartilage
The ______ of the cricoid cartilage is thinner than the _______.
anterior arch posterior lamina
The _________ sit atop the cricoid the posterior cartilage and is attached to the vocal ligament.
ARYTENOIDS
Name these structures:

thyrohyoid membrane; epiglottis, thyroid cartilage lamina; oblique line (muscle attachment), hyoid bone, median/lateral criothyroid ligament, criothyroid joint, trachea, crioid cartilage
The cricoid cartilage and arytenoids make a ________ joint. Describe the movements the ARYTENOID cartilage can do. What clinical presentation does this joint cause?
synovial
- rotate/swivel; glide medial/lateral; glide anterior/posterior
- affects the pitch/sound of voice

The ________ cartilage is elastic and connects to the interior surface of the thyroid cartilage.
epiglottis
The _____ is the medial part of the criothyroid membranes.
criothyroid ligament
The ______ ligaments run from the arytenoid cartilage to the thyroepiglottic ligament.
vocal
The name for the criovocal membranes and their vocal ligaments is:
conus elasticus
The ______ is the superior free edge of the quadrangular membrane.
Aryepiglottic fold (from arytenoid to epiglottis)

The ________ membrane spans from the epiglottis to the arytenoid cartilages.
quadrangular

The _____ is the inferior free edge of the quadrangular membrane, and with the mucosa covering it, it forms the _______.
vestibular ligament
vestibular fold (false vocal fold)

The RIMA GLOTTIDIS is a fancy name for _____>
the airway (between vocal ligaments)
What space is the top purple line pointing two? The bottom? What is the space inbetween the vestibular fold and vocal fold called?

- vestibule of the larynx
- infraglottic cavity
- ventricle of the larynx
The _____ connect the tongue and epiglottis.
Glossoepiglottic folds

There are two ______, or depressions between the tongue and epiglottis that prevent the swallowing reflex when filled with fluid.
vallecula

The LARYNGEAL inlet is also called the _________ and it is the opening through the top of the epiglottis, aryepigottic ligaments to the arytenoid (covered in mucosa).
Aditus laryngis

The _____ are pear-shaped spaces lateral to the aryepiglottic folds.
piriform recesses




















