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The Larynx Flashcards

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Extrinsic muscles of the larynx

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Suprahyoid
- Digastric, Geniohyoid, Stylohyoid, Mylohyoid,

Infrahyoid
- Thyrohyoid, Omohyoid, Sternohyoid, Sternothyroid

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What does superior laryngeal nerve innervate?

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Internal branch - SENSORY - mucosa of the larynx above the vocal cords

External branch - MOTOR - Cricothyroid

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What does the recurrent laryngeal nerve innervate?

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SENSORY - innervation to the mucosa below the level of the vocal cords

MOTOR - innervation to all the intrinsic muscle of the larynx except the cricothyroid

Thyroarytenoid
Posterior cricoarytenoid
Lateral cricoarytenoid
Transverse and Oblique Arytenoids

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Blood supply of the larynx

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Superior laryngeal artery - branch of the superior thyroid artery

Inferior laryngeal artery - branch of the inferior thyroid artery

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