Phonation Flashcards
1
Q
What is the larynx suspended from?
A
hyoid bone
2
Q
Thyroid cartilage
A
forms from the anterior and lateral walls of the larynx and protects the larynx
3
Q
Cricoid cartilage
A
completely surrounds the trachea. Linked with thyroid cartilage and paired arytenoid cartilage.
4
Q
Arytenoid cartilages
A
small, pyramid-shaped cartilages connected to the cricoid through the cricoarytenoid joint
5
Q
Corniculate cartilages
A
sit on the apex of the arytenoids. They assist in reducing the laryngeal opening when a person is swallowing
6
Q
Cuneiform cartialges
A
located under the mucous membrane that covers the aryepiglottic folds
7
Q
Intrinsic laryngeal muscles
A
thyroarytenoid, lateral cricoarytenoid, transverse arytenoid, oblique arytenoid, cricothyroid, posterior cricothyroid
