larynx

Question 1

general larynx info

Answer 1

5-7 cm, contains vocal cords, epiglottis> lower circled cart

Question 2

function

Answer 2

phonation, sphincter, degluttition

Question 3

3 median cartilages

Answer 3

epiglottis, thyroid cartilage, cricoid cartilage

Question 4

epiglottis

Answer 4

leaf shape, flexible, upper edge free,.

Question 5

thyroid cartialge

Answer 5

two lamina, thyroid notch, horns, oblique line (muscle attach), superior boarder- membrane attach

Question 6

cricoid cartilage

Answer 6

below thyroid c, narrow ant arch, broad posterior lamina, articulate facets, only complete tracheal ring

Question 7

3 paired cartilage

Answer 7

arytenoid, corniculate, cuneiform

Question 8

arytenoid cart

Answer 8

small/pyrimdal, back if larynx, base

Question 9

corniculate cartilage

Answer 9

small, articulate with apex/aryenoid

Question 10

cuneiform cart

Answer 10

small/rod shaped, in art. folds, no articulation

Question 11

epiglottis taste bus innervation

Answer 11

vagus

Question 12

thyroid membrane has opening for

Answer 12

internal laryngeal, superior laryngeal

Question 13

conus elastics

Answer 13

upper edge cricoid, sound production, closed rims glottis

Question 14

glottis

Answer 14

vocal cords and space between

Question 15

laryngeal inlet

Answer 15

faces back/up, bounded by epiglottis, art cart, Ary. epiglottic fold

Question 16

laryngeal cavity

Answer 16

inlet> cricoid cartilage, narrowest in rima cart

Question 17

middle vestibular cavity

Answer 17

vestibular>vocal folds,

Question 18

extrinsic elevate muscles

Answer 18

myohyoid, digastric, stylohyoid

Question 19

extrinsic depress muscles

Answer 19

sternohyoid

Question 20

intrinsic muscle groups (2)

Answer 20

control of inlet size or control of vocal cord movement/tension

Question 21

control of inlet muscles

Answer 21

oblique/transverse aretenoid, aryepiglottic, thyroepiglottic

Question 22

oblique/transverse arytenoid

Answer 22

narrow inlet, adduct cords

Question 23

aryepiglottic

Answer 23

part of upper oblique, narrow inlet/act as sphincter

Question 24

thyroepiglottic

Answer 24

widen inlet (pull lat)

Question 25

control vocal cord movement/tension muslces

Answer 25

cricothyroid, thyroaryenoid, vocalis

Question 26

cricothyroid

Answer 26

increase length/tension, raise pitch (SUPERIOR LARYNGEAL)

Question 27

vocalis

Answer 27

direct contact with vocal cords… fine tune

Question 28

vocal cord adductors

Answer 28

lateral cricoarytenoid and transverse arytenoid

Question 29

vocal cord abductors

Answer 29

posterior cricoaryt

Question 30

motor

Answer 30

recurrent laryngeal to all intrinsic but circo

Question 31

sensory

Answer 31

internal above cords, recurrent below.

Question 32

where is piriform recess

Answer 32

lower laryngopharynx leading to esophagus

Question 33

where is vallecula

Answer 33

posteror to tonnage and anterior to epiglottis

Question 34

where is ventricle

Answer 34

between true and false vocal cords

Question 35

rima glottidis

Answer 35

space between vocal cords

Question 36

vestibule

Answer 36

region bound by epiglottis, aryepiglottic folds and arytenoid cartilage (above vocal cords)