Week 2: Station 7 - Larynx Flashcards
1
Q
A
F = hyoid bone
2
Q
A
- Epiglottis
- Hyoid bone
- Thyrohyoid ligament
- Arytenoid cartilage
- Thyroid cartilage
- -
- Cricothyroid ligament
- Cricoid cartilage
- Tracheal cartilage
3
Q
Which ligament is pierced to insert an airway in anaphylaxis?
A
Cricothyroid
4
Q
A
5
Q
Identify the true and false vocal folds
A
B - false
C - true
6
Q
What nerve supplies all the intrinsic muscles apart from the cricothyroid?
A
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
7
Q
What nerve supplies the cricothyroid muscle?
A
Superior laryngeal nerve
8
Q
What happens when the recurrent laryngeal nerve is cut?
A
Paralysis of one side of the larynx
- Change in voice
9
Q
What nerve supplies the mucous membrane of the larynx with sensory innervation?
A
Superior laryngeal nerve –> internal laryngeal nerve
- Glossopharyngeal
10
Q
How are the vocal chords arranged during talking, breathing and rapid breathing?
A
- In rapid breathing they’re fully abducted
