Unit 2 Flashcards
Larynx acts as a valve to do what?
- Prevent air from escaping lungs
- Prevent fbao
- Allow forceful expulsion of foreign substances
Hyoepiglottic ligament
Origin- extending from the anterior surface of the epiglottis
Insertion- to upper border of the body of the hyoid bone
*Unpaired midline elastic ligament (thyrohyoid is same as hyothyroid)
Quadrangular membrane
Origin- from the lateral margins of the epiglottis
Insertion- course downward and attach to the corniculate cartilages and the medial surface of the arytenoids. Inferiorly, the membranes terminate as free thickened borders called ventricular ligaments
(Space b/t true and false vocal folds)
Aryepiglottic folds
Origin- from the sides of the epiglottis near the rounded superior border
Insertion- the apexes of the arytenoids
*considered the superior margins of the Quadrangular membrane
Principle biological function of the larynx
Protect the respiratory tract
Anterior cricoarytenoid ligaments
Origin- cricoid cartilage
Insertion- the anterolateral base of the arytenoids
Function- limits backward movement of arytenoid cartilages
Posterior cricoarytenoid ligament
Origin- posterior surface of the cricoid lamina
Insertion- the base of the posterior surface of the arytenoid cartilages
Function- restricts extent of forward movement
Conus elasticus
Aka cricothyroid membrane
Divided into one medial (or anterior) cricothyroid ligament and two lateral cricothyroid membranes
Purpose is to connect thyroid, cricoid, and arytenoid cartilages together
Aryepiglottic folds
Origin- from the sides of the epiglottis near the rounded superior border
Insertion- the apexes of the arytenoids
Function-?
Considered to be the superior margins if the Quadrangular membrane
Hyothyroid membrane
Origin- the whole superior border of the thyroid cartilage
Insertion- posterior surface of the body and major horns of the hyoid bone near superior border
Function-?
Hyothyroid ligaments
Middle hyothyroid ligament in the middle (duh)
And two lateral hyothyroid ligaments attached on the side at the superior horn
Triticial cartilages
Tiny rice-like cartilages embedded inside lateral hyothyroid ligament
Hyoepiglottic ligament
Origin- extending form the anterior surface of epiglottis
Insertion-upper border of the body of the hyoid bone
Function-?
Unpaired midline elastic ligament
*Note: thyrohyoid is same as hyothyroid
Cricotracheal membrane
Connects lower border of the cricoid cartilage with the upper border of the first tracheal ring
There is a membrane between each tracheal ring but this top one is much thicker than the ones below
Cricoarytenoid joint
Joint between cricoid cartilage and arytenoids
Cricoid articular facet
Located laterally on the sloping surface of the superior border of the cricoid lamina
Arytenoid articular facet
Diarthrotic
Rocking=addiction and abduction of vocal folds
Gliding=shortening and lengthening of vocal folds
Posterior cricoarytenoid ligament
Restricts the extent of the forward movement of the arytenoid cartilage
Surrounds cricoarytenoid joint
Cricothyroid joint
Joint between cricoid and thyroid cartilage
Capsular ligament
Contains posterior, anterior, and lateral ceratocricoid?
Rotational/gliding motion dictated by capsular ligament places the vocal folds under increased tension, thus causing an increase in the pitch of the voice
Thyroepiglottic ligament
Attaches epiglottis to the thyroid cartilage at the angle just below the thyroid notch