The Larynx Flashcards
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name the structures that form the laryngeal inlet
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- epiglottic cartilage anteriorly
- aryepiglottic fold laterally
- arytenoid cartilage posteriorly
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the lumen of the pharynx is divided into which three parts
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- vestibule, or upper part, is the area between the laryngeal inlet and the vestibular folds (or false vocal cords).
- the middle part lies between the vestibular fold and the true vocal cords.
- the lower part extends from the vocal cords to the lower border of the cricoid cartilage.
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what would happen if the recurrent laryngeal nerve was transected?
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RLN palsy, vocal cord paralysed
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what is the sensory nerve supply to the mucous membrane of the larynx?
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branches of vagus nerve (laryngeal nerve)
