Exam 2 Prep Flashcards
Cricoid cartilage
Ring like cartilage resting atop the trachea
Most inferior of the laryngeal cartilage
Higher in posterior than anterior
Thyrohyoid membrane
Stretches across the space between the greater Cornu of the hyoid and the lateral thyroid
See page 194 for anatomical location
Cartilages of the larynx
3 unpaired cartilages:
Cricoid
Thyroid
Epiglottis
3 paired cartilages:
2 arytenoids
2 corniculates
2 cuneiforms (in aryepiglottic folds)
Thyroid cartilage
Largest of the laryngeal cartilages
Articulates with the cricoid cartilage below by means of paired processes that let it rock forward and backward at that joint
Arytenoid cartilage
Rides on the high-backed upper surface of the cricoid cartilage
Forms the posterior point of attachment for the vocal folds
Paired
Corniculate cartilage
Rides on the superior surface of each Arytenoid
prominent landmarks in the aryepiglottic folds
Articulates with the apex or superior process of the Arytenoid cartilage
Cuneiforms cartilage
Resides within the aryepiglottic folds
Provides a degree of rigidity to the folds
Cricothyroid joint
Thyroid and cricoid cartilages articulate with this joint
Allows the two cartilages to come closer together
Muscles attach to laryngeal cartilage
See photos and pages 214, 216-223
Thyrovocalis
Attaches to Arytenoid VOCAL process
Tenses the vocal folds
Responsible for adduction of the membranous portion of the vocal folds
Originates from the inner surface of the thyroid cartilage near the thyroid notch
Contraction draws thyroid and cricoid cartilages further apart in front
Glottal tensor
Infrahyoid muscles
Depress the hyoid bone
Consists of sternohyoid and omohyoid muscles
Pressure during the open phase of phonation
Subglottal pressure is greater than supraglottal pressure
Cause of vocal folds to return to resting position after being blown apart
Negative pressure between the folds
Elasticity of the vocal folds
What happens to airflow when the vocal folds make contact?
Air flow is completely halted and the cycle of vibration is complete
Adduction
Act of bringing the vocal folds together for phonation
Abduction
Process of drawing the vocal folds apart to terminate phonation
Bernoulli principle
Given a constant volume flow or air or fluid
At point of constriction there will be a DECREASE in pressure perpendicular to the flow and an INCREASE in velocity of the flow
Bernoulli principle in relation to phonation
Low pressure created behind the fast moving air column produces Bernoulli effect which causes the bottom of vocal folds to close followed by the top
Air pressure flowing between the vocal folds is lower than the pressure outside so the vocal folds vibrate together
Systems want to move to a place of lower pressure
Closure of the vocal folds cuts off the air column and releases a pulse of air
Posterior cricoarytenoid
SOLE abductors of vocal folds
See pages 216 and 217 for picture
Origin: posterior cricoid lamina
Insertion: posterior aspect of the arytenoids
Myoelastic aerodynamic theory
Elasticity refers to elastic recoil
Aerodynamic refers to the Bernoulli priniciple
Vibration of vocal folds depends on the elements embodied in the name of the theory
Myoelastic element i the elastic component of muscle (myo)
Associated soft tissues of the larynx, and the aerodynamic component is that of the airflow and pressure through this constricted tube
Combination of tissue elasticity, which causes the vocal folds to return to their original position after being distended and the Bernoulli effect, which helps promote this return by dropping the pressure at the constriction, accounts for the sustained vibration
Nasoendoscopy
Fiber-optic, flexible scope that is inserted transnasally
Through the nose and velopharyngeal port
Fiberoptic bundle provides an image of the vocal folds and laryngeal structure in real time
Excellent tool for swallowing evaluation
Changeable elements of vocal folds, affects pitch
Tension - when increased the natural frequency of the vibration will increase
Length - as the vocal folds lengthen it lowers the fundamental frequency
Mass - as mass of the vibrating body decreases, frequency of vibration will increase
Type of pressure brings the vocal folds together
Negative pressure
Fundamental frequency
The lowest frequency of vibration of the vocal folds or of a harmonic series
Increased fundamental frequency means we are lengthening the vocal folds, decreased means we are shortening.
As frequency increases so does pitch
Intrinsic muscles of larynx
Adductors
Abductor
Glottal tensors
Relaxers
Auxiliary musculature
Adductors (Intrinsic Laryngeal)
OBLIQUE ARYTENOID MUSCLES
Lateral cricoarytenoid muscles
Transverse Arytenoid muscles
THESE MUSCLES TENSE DURING ADDUCTION..IDENTIFY ON A PHOTO(SEE PHOTO APP)
Abductor (Intrinsic Laryngeal)
Posterior cricoarytenoid muscles
THESE MUSCLES ROTATE AND ROCK ARYTENOIDS MEDIALLY (ID ON PHOTO APP)
Glottal tensors (Intrinsic Laryngeal)
Circothyroid muscles, pars recta and pars oblique
Thyrovocalis (medial Thyroarytenoid) muscles
Relaxers (intrinsic laryngeal)
Thyromuscularis (lateral thyroarytenoid) muscles
Auxiliary musculature (Intrinsic Laryngeal)
Thyroarytenoid muscles
Superior thyroarytenoid muscles
Aryepiglotticus muscles
Thryoepiglotticus muscles
Extrinsic muscles of larynx
Hyoid and laryngeal elevators (suprahyoid)
Hyoid and laryngeal depressors (infrahyoid)
Hyoid and laryngeal elevators (suprahyoid) - Extrinsic laryngeal
1Digastricus anterior and posterior
3StyloHYOID muscles
3MyloHYOID muscles
3GenioHYOID muscles
2HypoGLOSSUS muscles
2GenioGLOSSUS muscles
2ThyroPHARYNGEUS muscles
2Inferior PHARYNGEAL constrictor muscles
Hyoid and laryngeal depressors (infrahyoid) - Extrinsic laryngeal
1SternoTHYROID
3OmoHYOID
3SternoHYOID
3ThyroHYOID
Identify epiglottis, true vocal folds, trachea
See photos in photo app
Cricotracheal membrane (ligament)
The trachea attaches to the larynx bia the cricotracheal ligament (membrane)
Ligament between the cricoid cartilage of the larynx and the tracheal cartilage
ID ON A PHOTO
Cricothyroid ligament (membrane)
Membranous lining below the level of the vocal folds, lining the subglottal region, and attaching to the thyroid, cricoid, and Arytenoid cartilages
ID ON A PHOTO
Termination of phonation
Completion of the period during which vocal folds are vibrating for a given segment
Abdominal fixation
Process of impounding air within the lungs through inhalation and forceful vocal folds adduction that results in increased intra-abdominal pressure
Cough
Forceful evacuation through the respiratory passageway, entailing deep inhalation through widely abducted vocal folds, tensing and tight adduction of the vocal folds, and elevation of the larynx, followed by forceful expiration
Pitch
The psychological (perceptual) correlate of frequency of vibration
Frequency definition
Number of cycles of vibration per second
Breathy vocal attack
Vocal attack in which expiration occurs before the onset of vocal folds adduction
shimmer
Measures variability in amplitude
Increased shimmer can indicate a breathy or hoarse quality
Looking at loudness
Deals with sustained phonation - high shimmer if cannot sustain phonation
Intensity
Magnitude of sound expressed as the relationship between 2 pressures
Loudness, subglottal pressure increases, and medial compression
Vocal folds tighten
What is vocal shimmer
Measure of the cycle by cycle variation in intensity
Cricothyroid Innervation
X vagus and superior laryngeal nerve
All intrinsic laryngeal muscle Innervation MINUS Circothyroid
(Cricoarytenoid & lateral cricoarytenoid, thyromuscularis)
X vagus
Recurrence laryngeal nerve
Digastricus anterior Innervation
V Trigemnial nerve, mandibular branch, via the mylohyoid branch of the inferior alveolar nerve
Digastricus posterior Innervation
VII facial nerve, Digastric branch