Larynx Flashcards
Functions of Larynx
Part of air passages
Sphincter- no food/ drink to pharynx
Sound production
Location of Larynx
in front of C4- C6
Unpaired Cartilages
Thyroid, Cricoid, Epiglottis
Paired Cartilages
Arytenoid, Corniculate, Cuneiform
Laryngeal Prominence
Thyroid Cartilage
fusion of 2 laminae at midline
Adam’s Apple
Inferior Horns of Thyroid Cartilage
articulate with cricoid cartilage
Oblique Line
attachment of sternothyroid, thyrohyoid, inferior pharyngeal constrictor
Shape of Cricoid Cartilage
Signet Ring
Small Articular Facet of Cricoid Cartilage
articulates with inferior horn of thyroid cartilage
Cricotracheal Ligament
connects cricoid cartilage to first tracheal cartilage
Hyoepiglottic Ligament
attaches epiglottis to hyoid
2 Pyramidal Cartilages
Arytenoid Cartilage
on each side of cricoid lamina
Vocal Process
Arytenoid Cartilage
attachment to vocal ligament
Muscular Process
Arytenoid Cartilage
attachment to posterior and lateral cricoarytenoid mm