Neck

Question 1

What are the components of the neck?

Answer 1

bones, muscles (know blood supply, lymphatics, innervation) larynx, pharynx, thyroid, parathyroid

Question 2

What are the bones of the neck?

Answer 2

1. Temporal bone = mastoid and styloid processes
2. mandible
3. hyoid
4. clavicle
5. sternum
6. cervical vertebrae posteriorly

Question 3

What bone is a highly movable, U-shaped bone superior to larynx?

Answer 3

hyoid

Question 4

What bone serves to anchor muscles in the neck?

Answer 4

hyoid

Question 5

What’s the only bone in the body that doesn’t articulate with any other bone?

Answer 5

hyoid

Question 6

What patch of cartilage is suspended from hyoid bone above, continuous with trachea below?

Answer 6

larynx

larynx is made of:

1. 3 large unpaired cartilages = thyroid (laryngeal prominence), cricoid, epiglottis, 2. 3 pairs of small internal cartilages for voice production (arytenoid, corniculate, cuneiform) with associated muscles to control vocal cords
2. ligaments and muscles (thyrohyoid, cricothyroid)

Question 7

What are the 3 small, paired cartilages with associated muscles that control our vocal cords?

Answer 7

arytenoid
coriculate
cuneiform