Chapter 22 Deck 2 Flashcards
vocal ligaments are also known as the ?
true vocal cords
the vestibular ligaments are also known as the?
false vocal cords vestibular vocal cords
the vocal ligaments and opening of the larnyx are collectively known as the?
glottis
what brings the vocal cords together narrowing the opening to the glottis for production and sound?
skeletal muscles and arytenoid cartilage
d range of voice is determined by?
length and thickness of vocal cords
pitch voice or frequency is determined by?
tension on vocal cords
increase tension folds vibrate more higher pitch regulated by skeletal muscles
loudness or volume of voice depends on?
force of air passing across vocal cords
what are all these structures also necessary for speech?
lips, teeth, tongue, nasal and oral cavities, paranasal sinuses, pharnyx
the trachea extends from where to where?
extends from larnyx too main bronchi
these pieces of cartilage support anterior and lateral walls of the trachea?
tracheal cartilages
tracheal cartilages are what type of cartilage?
hyaline cartilage
what muscle on trachea is posterior surface allows for a combination for epiglottis when bulge of food passes , also contrax during coughing
trachealis muscle
what is the internal Ridge at inferior end of trachea containing many sensory receptors which initiates the cough reflex
Carina
what is the histology of the trachea?
mucus , pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium basement membrane, lamina propria, submucosa
in which direction do cilia in the trachea push mucous ?
mucus escalator, Superior early toward pharnyx to be swallowed