ENT: larynx Flashcards
0
Q
What is the best treatment for vocal nodules?
A
Speech therapy and rest
1
Q
Name the only muscle that abducts the vocal cords and its innervation.
A
Posterior Cricoarytenoids
-innervated by recurrent laryngeal nerve
2
Q
What is leukoplakia?
A
What patch of unregulated growing tissue that is often pre-malignant and needs to be removed if it continues to grow.
3
Q
What nerve receives sensory information from the inner larynx?
A
Internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve.
4
Q
What nerve innervates the cricothyroid muscle?
A
External branch of the superior laryngeal nerve
