Topic 14 - Respiratory System (2) Flashcards

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Larynx (voice-box)

Made of 9 cartilages

  • all _______ cartilage (Except epiglottis)
  • unpaired cartilages (x3)
  • paired cartilages (x3)
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  • all hyaline cartilage (except epiglottis)
  • unpaired cartilage (3)
    • thyroid cartilage
    • cricoid cartilage
    • epiglottis
  • paired cartilage (3)
    • arytenoid cartilage
    • don’t need to know other 2
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Larynx is made of 9 cartilages

Unpaired cartilages: Thyroid Cartilage

A
  • on anterior wall
  • = adam’s apple
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Larynx is made of 9 cartilages

Unpaired cartilages: Cricoid cartilage

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  • forms complete ring
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Larynx is made of 9 cartilages

Unpaired cartilages: Epiglottis

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  • covers glottis during swallowing
  • elastic cartilage
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Things to ask yourself!

Thyroid cartilage

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  • paired or unpaired?
  • located where? (on what wall)
  • = ?
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Things to ask yourself

Cricoid cartilage

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  • paired or unpaired?
  • forms what?
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Things to ask yourself!

Epiglottis

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  • paired or unpaired?
  • covers what during when?
  • what kind of cartilage?
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Larynx

Paired cartilage: Arytenoid cartilage

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attaches vocal cords

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things to ask yourself!

Arytenoid cartilage

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  • paired or unpaired?
  • attaches what?
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what cartilage is located on anterior wall

a) thyroid cartilage
b) cricoid cartilage
c) epiglottis
d) elastic cartilage
e) arytenoid cartilage

A

thyroid cartilage

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this cartilage refers to the adam’s apple

a) thyroid cartilage

b) cricoid cartilage

c) epiglottis

d) elastic cartilage

e) arytenoid cartilage

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thyroid cartilage

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this cartilage forms complete ring

a) thyroid cartilage

b) cricoid cartilage

c) epiglottis

d) elastic cartilage

e) arytenoid cartilage

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cricoid cartilage

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this cartilage covers glottis during swallowing

a) thyroid cartilage

b) cricoid cartilage

c) epiglottis

d) elastic cartilage

e) arytenoid cartilage

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epiglottis

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this cartilage is elastic cartilage

a) thyroid cartilage

b) cricoid cartilage

c) epiglottis

d) arytenoid cartilage

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epiglottis

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this cartilage is a paired cartilage and is the only paired cartilage we need to know :)

a) thyroid cartilage
b) cricoid cartilage
c) epiglottis
d) elastic cartilage
e) arytenoid cartilage

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arytenoid cartilage

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Larynx (voice-box)

vocal cords = 2 paired folds in the mucosa

what are the 2 paired folds?

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  1. vestibular fold
  2. vocal fold
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Larynx (voice-box): vocal cords = 2 paired folds in the mucosa

Vestibular fold

  • = ______ vocal cords
  • inferior or superior fold?
A
  • = false vocal cords
  • superior fold
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Larynx (voice-box): vocal cords = 2 paired folds in the mucosa

vocal fold

  • = _____ vocal cords
  • inferior or superior fold?
  • produce?
A
  • = true vocal cords
  • inferior fold produce sound by vibration
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things to ask yourself

vestibular fold

A
  • true or false vocal cords?
  • inferior or superior fold?
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things to ask yourself

vocal fold

A
  • true or false vocal cords?
  • inferior or superior fold?
  • produce what?
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this paired fold of the vocal cords = false vocal cords

a) vestibular fold
b) vocal fold

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vestibular fold

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superior fold refers to

a) vestibular fold
b) vocal fold

A

vestibular

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true vocal cords refers to

a) vestibular fold
b) vocal fold

A

vocal fold

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inferior vocal cords refer to

a) vestibular fold
b) vocal fold

A

vocal fold

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this paired fold of the vocal cords ***produce sound by vibration*** ## Footnote a) vestibular fold b) vocal fold
vocal fold
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larynx (voice-box) **glottis** * **=** ______ + \_\_\_\_\_\_ * closes to prevent what from entering where?
* **= true** **vocal cords + opening** * closes to prevent **food** + **liquid** from entering **trachea**
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**laryngitis** * ​= inflammation of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ * ​?
* laryngitis = inflammation of **larynx** * **​can arise from infection, irritation**
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***true vocal cords + opening = ?***
glottis
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***closes to prevent food + liquid from entering trachea***
glottis
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**inflammation of larynx** can arise from?
* infection * irritation
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inflammation of larynx
laryngitis
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trachea * connects _____ to \_\_\_\_\_\_ * anterior to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ * consists of **how many** C-shaped pieces of _____ cartilage * open part of C faces ________ - permits ______ of esophagus
* connects **larynx** to **main bronchi** * anterior to **esophagus** * consists of **20** C-shaped pieces of **hyaline** cartilage * open part of C faces **esophagus -** permits **expansion** of esophagus
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the **trachea** connects what to what?
connects larynx to main bronchi
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trachea is anterior or posterior to esophagus?
anterior to esophagus
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the trachea is anterior to what?
esophagus
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the trachea consists of...
* 20 C-shaped pieces of hyaline cartilage * open part of C faces esophagus - permits expansion of esophagus
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what connects larynx to main bronchi?
trachea
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what is anterior to esophagus?
trachea
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what consists of 20 c-shaped pieces of hyaline cartilage?
trachea
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things to ask yourself ## Footnote **trachea**
* connects what to what? * where is it located? (anterior/superior to what?) * what is it consisted of?
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Bronchial Tree * main bronchi to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ *