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Laryngeal Cartilage Flashcards

Identify the major features of the laryngeal cartilage

1
Q

The larynx is the most (superior/inferior) part of the respiratory system

A

Superior

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Surrounds and protects the vocal chords and the entrance to the trachea, thus preventing food and fluid from entering the lungs

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Laryngeal cartilage

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3
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What makes up the skeleton of the larynx?

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cartilage

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4
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The larynx has _ cartilages, where _ are unpaired, and _ are paired

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9, 3, 3

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5
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The unpaired laryngeal cartilages are:

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Thyroid
Epiglottis
Cricoid

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6
Q

The paired laryngeal cartilages are:

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Arytenoid
Corniculate
Cuneiform

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7
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The epiglottis is (post/ant) to the Thyroid cartilage

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posterior

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8
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Largest of the laryngeal cartilages

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Thyroid cartilage

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9
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Located on the anterior surface of the larynx

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Thyroid cartilage

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10
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Responsible for the Adam’s apple due to the laryngeal prominence

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Thyroid Cartilage

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11
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This membrane connects the superior aspect of the cartilage to the hyoid bone

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Thyroid membrane

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12
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Elastic cartilage that looks like a leaf

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Epiglottic Cartilage

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13
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This cartilage is located between the hyoid bone and dorsal part of tongue

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Epiglottis

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14
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Encircles the larynx 360

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Cricoid Cartilage

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15
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Attached to inferior aspect of thyroid cartilage via the cricothyroid ligament

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Cricoid Cartilage

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16
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Attaches to trachea inferiorly via the cricotracheal ligament

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Cricoid Cartilage

17
Q

Its strength and thickness hold upper and lower respiratory tracts together

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Cricoid Cartilage

18
Q

If a person is choking, an emergency procedure is done to pierce through the cricothyroid ligament to access the trachea and intubate the patient

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Cricoid Cartilage

19
Q

Around which soft tissue structure is the cricoid cartilage found?

A

Trachea

WUCO H&N Anatomy (28 decks)

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