Exam 1 Part 8

Question 1

What is the origin and insertion of the anterior digastric?

Answer 1

Mandible, hyoid

Question 2

What is the origin and insertion of the posterior digastric?

Answer 2

Mastoid process, hyoid

Question 3

Muscles that act (functionally) to move the larynx down (inferiorly)

Answer 3

Laryngeal depressors

Question 4

Depresses thyroid cartilage/ larynx

Answer 4

Sternothyroid

Question 5

What is the origin and insertion of the sternothyroid

Answer 5

Sternum, thyroid cartilage

Question 6

Depresses hyoid bone/larynx

Answer 6

Sternohyoid, omohyoid

Question 7

What is the origin and insertion of the sternohyoid

Answer 7

Sternum, hyoid

Question 8

What is the origin and insertion of the omohyoid?

Answer 8

Scapula, hyoid

Question 9

Depresses hyoid or can elevate larynx (shortens distance between thyroid and hyoid cartilages)

Answer 9

Thyrohyoid

Question 10

What is the origin and insertion of the thyrohyoid?

Answer 10

Thyroid cartilage, hyoid bone

Question 11

Name 4 laryngeal elevators

Answer 11

Stylohyoid, mylohyoid, hyoglossus, digastric

Question 12

Name 4 laryngeal deperessors

Answer 12

Sternohyoid, sternothyroid, omohyoid, thyrohyoid

Question 13

Infrahyoids are:

Answer 13

Laryngeal depressors

Question 14

What is the height of the larynx for newborns?

Answer 14

C3-C4

Question 15

What happens to the larynx as newborns age?

Answer 15

Descends

Question 16

What is the height of the larynx during puberty?

Answer 16

C6-C7

Question 17

What happens to the vocal tract and supraglottis as we age?

Answer 17

Length and area increases along with skeletal facial growth; pitch drop

Question 18

What happens to the vocal fold length as we age?

Answer 18

Grow longer, males longer than females

Question 19

Vocal fold length is the same in boys and girls until about age __

Answer 19

10

Question 20

T/F: Longer and massive vocal folds produce lower fundamental frequencies than which are shorter and thinner.

Answer 20

True