Muscles of the larynx

Question 1

What is the larynx?

Answer 1

Larynx is first and foremost a sphincter, ergo most muscles of larynx adduct vocal folds

Question 2

The function of posterior cricoarytenoids?

Answer 2

abduct by pulling muscular processes posteriorly

-From posterior lamina of cricoid to muscular processes of arytenoids

Question 3

What are the arytenoids?

Answer 3

(Oblique and transverse head) adduct vocal folds

• Runs between arytenoids(Transverse head)
• span to opposite side and toward epiglottis= aryepiglotticus or oblique head.

Question 4

What are the cricothyroid?

Answer 4

tense vocal folds by tilting thyroid on cricoid

-from cricoid to the inferior border and inferior horn of thyroid.

Question 5

What are the lateral cricothyroid?

Answer 5

They adduct vocal folds by pulling muscular proceess of arytenoid

Question 6

What is thyroarytenoids?

Answer 6

they relax or adduct vocal folds by pulling thyroid towards arytenoids.

Question 7

What is the function of thyroepiglottis?

Answer 7

pulls epiglottis posteroinferiorly

-runs from the inner surface of the thyroid to the epiglottis