Larynx Flashcards
1
Q
What are the roles of the superior laryngeal nerves
A
- Sensory above the vocal cords
- Motor to cricothyroid muscle
2
Q
What are the roles of the recurrent laryngeal nerves
A
- Sensory below the vocal cords
- Motor to all but cricothyroid muscle
3
Q
What is the muscle known as the abductor muscle
A
Posterior crico-arytenoids
4
Q
What are the muscles known as the adductor muscles
A
- Interarytenoids–oblique and transverse arytenoids
- Lateral crico-arytenoids
5
Q
What are the muscles responsible for setting cord
A
- Cricothyroids
- Thryo-arytenoids
