THE LARYNX

Question 1

these structures control passage into the airway; secondary function is speech

Answer 1

vocal folds

Question 2

this type of vocal fold sits on the ventricles of the larynx?

Answer 2

false vocal folds

Question 3

this type of vocal fold can actually change their shape and tension?

Answer 3

true vocal folds

Question 4

sometimes food can get trapped here; a space?

Answer 4

vallecula

Question 5

these are considered the ventricle of the larynx?

Answer 5

vocal folds

Question 6

these are the unpaired cartilages of the larynx?

paired?

Answer 6

epiglottis
thyroid cartilage
cricoid cartilage

arytenoid cartilage
cuneiform cartilage
corniculate cartilage
triticeal cartilage

Question 7

this paired cartilage of the larynx is where nearly all of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles connect?

Answer 7

arytenoid cartilage

Question 8

this paired cartilage of the larynx is a very long fold that acts as a supportive structure for surrounding tissues?

Answer 8

cuneiform cartilage

Question 9

this paired cartilage of the larynx is located atop the arytenoid cartilage?

Answer 9

corniculate cartilage

Question 10

this paired cartilage of the larynx sits on the greater horn of the thyroid cartilage?

Answer 10

triticeal cartilage

Question 11

what are all the muscles of the larynx innervated by? what specific branch of the vagus nerve innervates the intrinsic laryngeal muscles?

Answer 11

vagus n and its respective branches

recurrent laryngeal n

Question 12

what are the intrinsic laryngeal muscles?

Answer 12

aryepiglottic m
thyroarytenoid m
transverse arytenoid m
oblique arytenoid m
lateral cricoarytenoid m
posterior cricoarytenoid m

Question 13

this intrinsic laryngeal muscle closes the epiglottis; runs from the arytenoid cartilage to the epiglottis

Answer 13

aryepiglottic m

Question 14

this intrinsic laryngeal muscle aids in the relaxation of the vocal folds? what muscle lies here?

Answer 14

thyroarytenoid m

vocalis m

Question 15

this muscle is associated with the intrinsic laryngeal muscles in which it is the inner band of the thyroarytenoid m that acts to tense the vocal cords?

Answer 15

vocalis m

Question 16

this intrinsic laryngeal muscle closes the vocal cords; located behind the arytenoid cartilage and crosses the plate of cricoid cartilage?

Answer 16

transverse arytenoid m

Question 17

this intrinsic laryngeal muscle closes the vocal folds and creates a crossing?

Answer 17

oblique arytenoid m

Question 18

this intrinsic laryngeal muscle closes the vocal folds on the side of the cricoid cartilage?

Answer 18

lateral cricoarytenoid m

Question 19

this intrinsic laryngeal muscle is the most important because it is the only muscle that opens the vocal folds/airway (the rest close it); it attaches to cricoid plate and base of arytenoid cartilage; creates tension on vocal folds

Answer 19

poster cricoarytenoid m

Question 20

what are the extrinsic laryngeal muscles innervated by?

Answer 20

external branch of the superior laryngeal branch (off the Vagus)

Question 21

what important muscle is found in the extrinsic laryngeal muscles? it tenses the vocal folds

Answer 21

cricothyroid m

Question 22

what is the innervation of the larynx?

Answer 22

vagus nerve via recurrent laryngeal n and superior laryngeal n (external and internal branch)