Exam 3 Pt 2 & 3 Flashcards
5 parts of the Phonatory apparatus
Arytenoid, corniculate, cuneiform, epiglottic, and hyoid bone.
4 arytenoid cartilage
Found on superior surface of the cricoid cartilage. Allows for onset and offset of voicing. Pyramidal in shape with a base and apex. Contains the vocal and muscular processes.
Vocal process
Projects anteriorly toward the thyroid notch, and vocal folds attach there.
Muscular process
Projects laterally on the arytenoid and point of attachment for muscles that adduct and abduct the vocal folds.
Vocal ligament
Attaches to vocal process and medial fibers of vocal muscles
Ventricular ligament
Superior and lateral to vocal process and attaches to inner surface of thyroid cartilage
Corniculate cartilage
Small horn shaped extensions of arytenoids and support aryepiglottic fold
Cuneiform cartilage
Small cartilages that are embedded within the aryepiglottic fold, anterior to corniculate cartilages, and provide support for laryngeal coverings.
Epiglottic cartilage
Leaflike in structure, stem arises from the inner surface of the thyroid angle, attaches by means of the thyroepiglottic ligament, and protects the airway by deflecting food and liquids for being swallowed.
Hyoepiglottic ligament
Epiglottis attaches to the hyoid bone vie this.
Aryepiglottic folds
The sides of epiglottis join with arytenoid cartilages
Hyoid corpus
Shield structure forming the front of the bone, it is convex, and inner surface is concave.
Greater Cornu
Arms that extend posteriorly and slightly horizontally, ends of teh gc articulate with the superior horns of the thyroid cartilage
Lesser Cornu
Coned shaped and rises superiorly.
Hyoid bone
Attaches to 9 pairs of muscles, very mobile, doesn’t connect to any bone, forms the base of the tongue.