Lecture 12 Flashcards
What is the convergence point of the VFs called?
Anterior commissure
The ____ vocal folds are the posterior surface of the ______ ______ near the angle and below the notch
True; thyroid lamina
The true focal folds diverge __________ to attach to the _____ processes of the _________ cartilage(s)
Posteriorly; vocal; arytenoid
The medial boundary of the true vocal folds is the:
Vocal ligament
At rest, vocal fold length is ___-___mm in adult males and ___-___mm in adult females
15-20; 9-13
The folds are longer at _____ than during ______ because of the ____ of the __________
Rest; phonation; path; arytenoids
False vocal folds are also called the:
Ventricular folds
The ventricle is also called the _________ ____ or the _________ __ ________
Ventricle sinus; ventricle of Morgani
The false vocal folds are just _____ the ___ VFs, and have the same _______ and _________ attachments, just more _______-_____
Above; true; anterior and posterior; superiorlatteraly
The false vocal folds don’t normally participate in __________
Phonation
The _______ is the groove between the true and false VFs
Ventricle
The ventricle is a channel for the flow of _____ to ________ the VFs
Mucous; lubricate
The _______ is the entrance to the larynx fro above, the area immediately above the false VFs
Vestibule
The vestibule is the area from the ________ down to the _____ _____ ______
Epiglottis; false vocal folds
What are two intrinsic laryngeal membranes?
1) conus elasticus
2) quandrangular membranes
The conus elasticus connects the ______, ______, and ________ cartilages
Thyroid; cricoid; arytenoid
The conus elasticus is a ____-shaped membrane extending from the _____ _____ to the ______ border of the ______
Cone; vocal folds; inferior; cricoid
The quandrangular membrane runs from the _______ margins of the _______ and adjacent _______ cartilage near the _____, fibers course ________ and ________ to attach to the ___________ cartilages and the ______ surfaces of the ___________
Lateral; epiglottis; thyroid; angle; posteriorly; inferiorly; corniculate; medial; arytenoids
The superior border of the quandrangular membranes is the ____________ _____
Aryepiglottic folds
The aryepiglottic folds runs from the ____ of the __________ to the _____ of the ____________
Sides; epiglottis; apexes; arytenoids
The surface lining of the vocal fold sea is called the _______
Mucosa
The most superficial layer of the VFs is the ___________ layer
Epitheleal
The mucous membrane of the true and false folds is called the _______ _________
Squamous epithelium
The mucous membrane of the other surfaces is called the _______ ________ ________
Ciliated columnar epithelium
