Nerves + pyramidal tracts

Question 1

what is the function of the superior external laryngeal nerve

Answer 1

motor to cricothyroid muscle

Question 2

what is the function of the superior internal laryngeal nerve

Answer 2

sensory above the vocal folds

Question 3

what is the function of the recurrent laryngeal nerve

Answer 3

motor to vocal folds, sensation below vocal folds

Question 4

pyramidal tract is responsible for..

Answer 4

voluntary motor movement

Question 5

Extrapyramidal tract is responsible for..

Answer 5

involuntary, automatic motor movements

Question 6

What are ways to test the recurrent laryngeal nerve during the oral motor exam?

Answer 6

cough, clear throat, sustained vowel

Question 7

What are ways to test the external superior laryngeal nerve during the oral motor exam?

Answer 7

pitch glide