Exam 2: Phonation Flashcards
What is the function of the corniculate carilages?
Assist in forceful adduction
Where are the cuneiform cartilages located?
Embedded in the aryepiglottic folds
-floaters
What is the function of the cuneiform cartilages?
Support and stiffen aryepiglottic folds - especially functional in closing and opening larynx during swallowing
what is the location and function of the cricoarytenoid joint?
Saddle joint at the base of arytenoid and top of the cricoid
-allows vocal folds to be adducted and abducted
What is the location and function of the cricothyroid joint?
-located between lateral cricoid surface and inferior horn of the thyroid
- Used for pitch adjustment, increases tension on vocal folds
Where is the vestibule located?
- area above false vocal folds
- Supraglottal space
where is the Aryepiglottic fold?
Superior margin of vestibule
Where are the ventricular folds?
Inferior boundary of aditus
Infraglottal space
Superior margin - vocal fold
Inferior margin - cricoid cartilage
What is the laryngeal ventricle?
Space between the true and false vocal folds
inside - mucous gland
where are the vocal folds?
Under Ventricle
- attached to the interior of thyroid angle
Where is the Pyriform Sinus?
Bounded laterally by thyroid cartilage & cartilage membrane
where is the valleculae?
Between root of the tongue and epiglottis
What is the Glottis?
The space between the true vocal folds
What is an Extrinsic muscle?
A muscle that has one attachment to the laryngeal structure and one attachment outside
Function: position/support larynx
What is an intrinsic muscle?
A muscle that has the origin and insertion located within the larynx
Function: open and close the larynx and vary length and tension of VF to change pitch
What are the 5 intrinsic muscles?
Lateral cricoarytenoid muscle (LCA)
Arytenoid (Interarytenoid - IA)
Posterior cricoarytenoid (PCA)
Cricothyroid (CT)
Thyroarytenoid
What is the function of the Lateral Cricoarytenoid Muscle (LCA)?
Function: adduct vocal folds & increase medial compression
Course: up and back
INTRINSIC
What is the location of the Lateral Cricoarytenoid Muscle (LCA)?
Origin: Superior lateral surface, cricoid
Insertion: muscular process arytenoid
What is the function of the Transverse Arytenoid Muscle?
Function: adduct vocal folds
Course: laterally
ONLY UNPAIRED INTRINSIC MUSCLE
Where is the Transverse Arytenoid muscle?
Origin: lateral margin; posterior arytenoid
Insertion: lateral margin of opposite arytenoid