Lecture 31 - Pharynx and Larynx Flashcards
What are the larynx and bronchial tree developmentally related to?
Digestive tract - see this with the pharynx
What are the three functions of the larynx?
Protection/isolation of the airway from the digestive tract
Control pulmonary air pressure
Vocalization
What are the four cartilages of the larynx?
Epiglottis - Arytenoid - Thyroid - Cricoid
What is the paired set of cartilages in the larynx?
Arytenoid
What is the positioning of the epiglottis?
Extends from the larynx to a position caudal third of the tongue
What does the stalk of the epiglottis do?
Articulates with the thyroid cartilage on ventral midline
What does the cranial horn of the thyroid cartilage articulate with?
Thyrohyoid element of the hyoid appratus
What does the caudal horn of the thyroid cartilage articulate with?
Cricoid cartilage
What function does the cricoid cartilage provide?
Facet for articulation with the thyroid cartilage at the junction of the lamina and ventral arch
What types of movements can the arytenoid cartilage do?
Rotation
Medial-lateral
Dorsal-ventral (limited)
What are the two processes of the arytenoids?
Muscular and vocal
What direction are the muscular process of the arytenoids directed?
Laterally
What way are the vocal processes directed?
Ventrally
What are the two membranes of the larynx?
Vestibular and Vocal
Where is the vestibular ligament located?
Caudal edge of a membrane connects lateral sides of the epiglottis to the cranial end of the arytenoid
Where are the vocal ligaments located?
Cranial edge of a membrane that connects the cricoid, thyroid, and vocal processes of the arytenoid
What is the action of the cricothyroideus m.?
Thyroid cartilage rotates at the cricothyroid joint
What are the four effects of the laryngeal muscles on the vocal folds?
Adduction - Abduction
Lengthening - Shortening
What does adduction of the vocal folds cause?
restricts airflow or produce phonation
What does abduction of the vocal folds cause?
Increase airflow
What does lengthening of the vocal folds cause?
Raise pitch of sound produced
What does shortening of the vocal folds cause?
Lower the pitch of the sound
What is the only muscle that abducts the vocal folds?
Dorsal Crucoarytenoid
Where does the dorsal cricoarytenoid articulate?
Dorsal lamina of cricoid cartilage
Where does the dorsal cricoarytenoid muscle insert?
Muscular process of the arytenoid
What nerve innervates the dorsal cricoarytenoid?
Caudal laryngeal n.
What occurs in regards to the muscles when abduction of teh vocal folds occur?
Pull muscular process of arytenoid dorsally
What are the five major nerves to the Larynx?
Cranial - External - Internal - Recurrent - Caudal
What does the cranial laryngeal nerve come off of?
Branch of the vagus nerve
What does the cranial laryngeal nerve give rise to?
External and internal laryngeal n.
What does the external laryngeal n. do?
Motor to the cricothyroid
What does the internal laryngeal nerve do?
Sensation from the larynx cranial to the vocal folds
Vestibular folds