Final Flashcards
What are the 6 structures that comprise the skeletal framework of the larynx?
Hyoid bone Corniculate cartilages (2x) Thyroid cartilage Epiglottis Arytenoid cartilages (2x) Cricoid cartilage
What are the two laryngeal joints?
Cricothyroid joint
Cricoarytenoid joint
Describe the point of attachement and motion of the cricothyroid joint.
Thé attachement is between the inner surface of the thyroid cartilage and the outer surface of the cricoid cartilage
Motion: rotation and sliding of the thyroid cartilage and rotation and sliding of the cricoid cartilage
Describe the point of attachement and motion of the cricoarytenoid joint.
Attached to the arytenoid cartilages and the cricoid cartilages
Motion: rocking and sliding of he arytenoid cartilages
What are the anterior and posterior attachment sites of the vocal folds?
Anterior: upper thyroid cartilage
Posterior: outside of arytenoid cartilages
What is the attachement point and orientation of the epiglottis?
Attachement: lingual surface is attached to the hyoid bone and the lower part attached to the inside of the thyroid cartilage just below the thyroid notch
What the different intrinsic muscles of the larynx?
Cricothyroid: lengthens and shortens the vocal folds
Thyroarytenoid: shortens distance between the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages
Lateral cricoarytenoid: rocks arytenoid cartilage towards midline and slides inward
Transverse arytenoid: pulls arytenoid cartilage together through upward, inward, and backward sliding movements (opens vocal folds)
Oblique arytenoid: pulls arytenoids together in tipping motion (opens vocal folds)
Posterior cricoarytenoid: rocks arytenoids away from midline and out of airway
Differentiate between vocal cords and folds.
Cords: internal thyroarytenoid and vocal ligaments
Folds: cords + external thyroarytenoid
What are the main extrinsic muscles of the larynx?
Thyrohyoid
Sternothyroid
Inferior constrictor
What are the main muscles of inspiration?
Diaphragm in normal breathing and external intercostal when trying to speak softly at a high lung volume
What are the main muscles of expiration?
Abdominal and internal intercostales
What are the main active and passive forces in breathing for life?
Active: diaphragm contracting to force inspiration
Passive: natural recoil of diaphragm on expiration and abs on inspiration
How do we adjust our breathing for speaking?
Whispering in high inhalation: external intercostales contract pulling the ribcage up and out to control breathing
Running out of air and talking loudly: internal intercostales and abs contract, pulling the ribs in and pushing the air out
Rest breathing: tidal breathing
Speaking: sharp, quick inhalation with small adjustments during expiration
What are the two cell types in the nervous system?
Glial calls and neurons
Differentiate between the CNS and PNS.
CNS: in bone, includes brain, spinal cord, cerebellum, and brain stem
PNS: begin in CNS and grows out into the periphery, includes cranial nerves (to the head) and spinal (to the body)
Define localization and latéralisation.
Localization: certain areas of the brain perform specific functions
Latéralisation: functions occur in either the right or left side of the brain
State one piece of evidence for the strict localization of sensorimotor and cognitive functions.
Presence of primary functions which is supported by the development of columns in our brain that are associated with columns
State one piece of evidence against the strict localization of sensorimotor and cognitive functions.
Oversimplified
Lésion study is flawed due to the changing of things in the brain
Differentiate between primary and association cortex.
Primary: does one function, normally a yes or no, where the pathway begins
Association: higher order of primary function, everything aside from basic function
What are the three parts of the brain that aren’t associated with motor strength?
Cerebellum: smooth movement
Basal ganglia: November initiation
Association cortex: appropriate movement
What brain structures are associated with motor strength?
Upper motor neuron
Lower motor neuron
Neuromuscular junction
Peripheral nerve
What does the thalamus do?
Relay Center between body and cerebral cortex
Integrates motor and sensory information