larynx

Question 1

three cartilages of trachea from superior to inferior

Answer 1

• epiglottis
• thyroid cartilage
• arytenoid cartilage posterior to thyoid cart.
• cricoid cartilage

Question 2

vestibular folds are also named ___ they are above ___

Answer 2

false vocal cords; above the true vocal cords

Question 3

there is a pocket between the true and false vocal cords. what is it called? what is in there?

Answer 3

ventricle which turns into the saccule. there are some mucosal glands in there to keep your vocal cords from getting dry

Question 4

opening between the true vocal cords

Answer 4

rima glottidis

Question 5

if you want to do an emergency airway, where could you put it

Answer 5

if emergency, median cricothyroid ligament

if planned, between 2nd and 3rd tracheal rings. (Tracheostomy)

Question 6

thick part of cricoid is called?

Answer 6

lamina. it has a ridge and depressions for muscles

Question 7

cricothyroid muscle does what to the thyroid cartilage? if you damage it, what is the result

Answer 7

it tilts the cartilage forward to help stretch vocal cords for intonation of voice. damage results in monotony. im pretty sure i had a math teacher with this

Question 8

if you make an L with your fingers, which part is the vocal process?

Answer 8

index fingers. point your fingers outward and they are the muscular processes

Question 9

which part (ant/post) of the epiglottic cartilage is inferior? which part is attached to the thyroid cartilage

Answer 9

anterior edge is lower than the posterior edge. the anterior edge is also attached to the thyroid cartilage

Question 10

what is the ONLY muscle that aBBBducts the vocal cords

Answer 10

posterior cricoarytenoid. all the other muscles close the vocal cord to protect the airway

Question 11

which muscle acts more to close the aryepiglottis/vestibular process

Answer 11

the aryepiglottic muscle. yess!!! easy thing to rememborize!!!

Question 12

cricothyroid muscle attaches to ____ surface of thyroid cart.

Answer 12

inside

Question 13

when you eat food what happens to epiglottis

Answer 13

it folds down posteriorly so that food passes LATERALLY into the esophagus

Question 14

places for vagus injury (4)

Answer 14

superior ganglion (skull base tumor)
sup. laryngeal n (carotid surgery)
inf. laryngeal n. (thyroid surgery)
recurrent laryngeal n. (aortic aneurism/bronchial carcinoma)

Question 15

example of someone with a vocal sound that is not normal

Answer 15

chewbaka

Question 16

example of some people with vocal nodules?

Answer 16

adele, john mayer, kieth urban