exam 1

Question 1

the most important laryngeal cartilage, which is paired and located on the upper surface of the cricoid cartilage

Answer 1

arytenoids

Question 2

what does the superior cornu and inferior cornu of the thyroid articulate with

Answer 2

superior- hyodid some individuals the triticeal found between superior cornu and hyoid
inferior-cricoid

Question 3

what are the cricothyroid and thyrovocalis muscles

Answer 3

glottal tensors

Question 4

how many layers does the vocal folds have

Answer 4

5

Question 5

what is the 5th layer of tissue which makes up the bulk of vocal folds

Answer 5

thyroartenoid (thyrovocalis and thyromuscularis) muscle

Question 6

what is the origin and insertion of the stylohyoid and what is its function

Answer 6

hoid and laryngeal elevator; styloid process of temporal bone and connects to the hyoid bone.

Question 7

what is the next layer after the squamous epithelium

Answer 7

superficial lamina propria

Question 8

vocal ligament

Answer 8

intermediate lamina propria nad deep lamina propria;; each vocal fold has a vocal ligament

Question 9

laryngeal depressors

Answer 9

sternohyoid, omohyoid, sternothyroid, thyrohyoid

Question 10

lateral cricoarytenoid, transvers arytenoid oblique arytenoid, what are they?

Answer 10

adductor muscles

Question 11

this means they haveorigin and insertion in the larynx

Answer 11

intrinsic muscles

Question 12

what does the digastricus anterior and posterior do?

Answer 12

hyoid and laryngeal elevators

Question 13

what is the posterior cricoarytenoid muscle (function)?

Answer 13

abductor

Question 14

what do the intrinsic muscles of the larynx do?

Answer 14

fine adjustments to the larynx, opening closing tensing vocal cords

Question 15

what do the extrinsic laryngeal muscles do?

Answer 15

major adjustments to the larynx; elevating and depressing it.

Question 16

theses cartilage attaches to the upper margins of the arytenoid cartilages

Answer 16

corniculate cartilages

Question 18

squamous epithelium

Answer 18

most superficial layer of vocal fold tissue.

Question 19

next layer of the vocal folds after the superficial lamina propria

Answer 19

intermediate lamina propria

Question 20

next layer of the vocal folds after the intermediate lamina propria

Answer 20

deep lamina propria.

Question 21

what is the laryngeal vestibule and why is it important?

Answer 21

it is the opening in the lateral wall of the larynx, between the vestibular fold above and the vocal folds below

Question 22

what is the glottis?

Answer 22

space between the vocal folds

Question 23

what is the supraglottis?

Answer 23

the section between the inferior boundary of the hyoid bone, epiglottis, and the vestibular folds, aka the false vocal folds.

Question 24

what is the subglottic?

Answer 24

vocal folds to inferior of the cricoid.

Question 25

what are the aryepiglottic folds and where are they located?

Answer 25

between the arytenoid cartilage and lateral margin of the epiglottis on each side. lateral borders of the larynx important for protecting the air way and swallowing.=
they extend
between the arytenoid cartilage and the lateral margin of the epiglottis on each side
and make up the lateral borders of the larynx. important for protecting the airway and swallowing.

Question 26

the largest cartilage, made of two plates, joined by an angle (unpaired)

Answer 26

thyroid

Question 27

this means they have one attachment on the laryngeal cartilage and the other on a non laryngeal structure

Answer 27

extrinisic laryngeal muscles.