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What is the larynx?

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part of the respiratory tract between oropharynz and trachea

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What is the larynx?

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membranous (fibro-elastic) tube suspended between cartilages and hyoid bone

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What are the 3 functions of the larynx?

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  • transport of air
  • protective sphincter
  • phonation
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Where is the larynx located?

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Between C3 and C6 vertebrae

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Where is the larynx in newborns and infants?

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Slightly higher

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Where does the larynx hang?

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under the hyoid bone

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Describe the skeleton of the larynx

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made out of cartilage connected to each other by ligaments and membranes

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What are the names of ech of the laryngeal cartilages?

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  • Red = Epiglottis
  • Blue = thyroid
  • Green = cricoid
  • Purple = arytenoid
  • Black = corniculate
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What are the 3 single laryngeal cartilages?

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  • epiglottis
  • cricoid
  • thyroid
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What is the only elastic laryngeal cartilage?

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epiglottis

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What are most of the laryngeal cartilages made of?

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hyaline cartilage

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Where is the epiglottis found?

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projects upwards and backwards into the pharynx, behind the posterior part of the tongue

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How is the epiglottis attached to the thyroid cartilage?

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thyro-epiglottic ligament

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How is the epiglottis attached to the hyoid cartilage?

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hyo-epiglottic ligament

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What is the biggest laryngeal cartilage and what are its main features?

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Thyroid cartilage

  • Right and left laminae
  • Superior and inferior horns
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What do the superior horns of the thyroid cartilage attach to?

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hyoid bone

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What do the inferior horns of the thyroid cartilage articulate with?

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cricoid cartilage

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Name what each of the arrows is indicating to -

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Red = superior thyroid notch

Green = laryngeal prominence

Purple = Oblique line

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What is the thyroid angle determined by? And how does it differ in males and females?

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Laryngeal prominence

More acute (closer to 90degrees) in males than females

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What is the function of the oblique line of the thyroid cartilage?

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for muscle attachment

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What is the shape of the cricoid cartilage?

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Shape of a signet ring with the lamina posteriorly

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What does the cricoid cartilage articulate with?

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arytenoids and the thyroid

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What is the function of the ‘sloping shoulder’ on the lamina of the cricoid cartilage?

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for arytenoid articulation

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What is the function of the ridge on the cricoid cartilage?

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attachment of the oesphagus

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What is the function of the depressions on the cricoid cartilage?
for attachment of posterior crico-arytenoid muscle
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What does the arytenoid cartilage articulate with?
sloping shoulder of cricoid lamina and superiorly with corniculate cartilage
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Name what each arrow and number is indicating -
Red = vocal process Green = Muscular Process 1 = Depression for vestibular ligament 2 = depression for the attachment of vocalis
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Where is the vocal process located and what attaches to it?
Anteriorly, for the attachment of the vocal ligament
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Where is the muscular process located and what is its attachments?
posteriorly, for the attachment of posterior and lateral crico-arytenoid muscles
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Where does the thyro-hyoid membrane extend?
Between upper edges of the thyroid lamina and superior horn and the body and greater horns of the hyoid bone
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What does the thyro-hyoid membrane form when it is thickened anteriorly and posteriorly?
Medial and lateral hyoid ligaments
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What is the thyro-hyoid membrane pierced by?
superior laryngeal vessels and internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve
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Red = median thyro-hyoid ligament Green = Lateral thyro-hyoid ligament Black = where the thryo-hyoid membrane is pierced
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What is the fibro-elastic membrane?
elastic connective tissue underneath the larnygeal membrane that stretches the laryngeal cartilages
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What are the fibro-elastic membranes separated by?
laryngeal ventricle
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What is the superior fibro-elastic membrane?
quadrangular membrane --\> cape over the epiglottis
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What is the inferior fibro-elastic membrane?
Conus elasticus (triangular)
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Where does the qudrangular membrane extend?
between lateral aspects of the epiglottis, arytenoid and corniculate cartilages
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What are the edges of the quadrangular membrane?
* Aryepiglottic fold * vestibular ligament
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What is the vestibular ligament when it is covered by a mucous membrane?
vestibular fold
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Red = quadrangular membrane Black = laryngeal ventricle Green = conus elasticus
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red = aryepiglottic fold green = vestibular ligament
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What is another name for the conus elasticus?
crico-vocal membrane
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What does conus elasticus blend with anteriorly?
medial cricothyroid ligament
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What is the main clinical function of the medial cricothyroid ligament?
site of emergency access to the airwat (tracheostomy)
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Red = crico-vocal membrane Green = median cricothyroid ligament
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What do the vocal cords control laryngeal diameter for?
* speech * coughing/sneezing * raising the intra-abdominal pressure
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What type of epithelium are the vocal cords lined with?
stratified squamous epithelium
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What are the 3 parts of the laryngeal cavity?
1. the vestibule 2. laryngeal ventricle 3. infra-glottic cavity
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Where is the vestibule located?
Between the laryngeal inlet and the vestibular folds
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Where is the laryngeal ventricle?
The recess between the vestibular and vocal folds
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What does the laryngeal ventricle lead to?
the saccule
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What is the function of the saccule?
Provides lubricating mucus fir the vocal folds
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Where is the infra-glottic cavity located?
between the vocal folds and the trachea
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What is another name for the laryngeal inlet?
Rima Glottis
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What is the laryngeal inlet bound by?
Aryepiglottic folds
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What is the rima glottis?
opening between vocal cords and vocal processes of the arytenoid
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Green = laryngeal inlet Red = Rima Glottis
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What is the function of the larynx?
Its position is controlled by muscles: * Alter laryngeal diameters to allow the passage of air only * control airflow for speech * raise intra-abdominal pressure
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What is the function of the extrinsic laryngeal muscles?
* Arrange the position of the larynx as a whole * facilitate closing of the laryngeal inlet
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What are the 2 groups of extrinsic laryngeal muscles?
suprahyoid and infrahyoid muscles
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Where do intrinsic laryngeal muscles extend?
between laryngeal cartilages
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What is the function of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles?
* adjust the length and tension of the vocal ligaments * open and close the rima glottis (airflow) * control the inner dimensions of the vestibule * facilitate closing of the laryngeal inlet
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Where do the extrinsic laryngeal muscles extend?
Between the skull to larynx and pharynx
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Name the 8 elevator extrinsic laryngeal muscles
* stylopharyngeus * stylohyoid * salphingopharyngeus * palatopharyngeus * mylohyoid * geniohyoid * digastric * thyrohyoid
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Name the 3 depressor extrinsic laryngeal muscles
* sternothyroid * thyrohyoid * sternohyoid
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Red = diagastric Black = mylohyoid Blue = sternothyroid Green = thyrohyoid
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What are the main contributers to closing of the laryngeal inlet?
EXTRINSIC MUSCLES * Stylopharyngeus * Stylohyoid * Salpingopharyngeus * Palatopharyngeus
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What are the 3 functions of the intrinisic laryngeal muscles?
1. Open/close the laryngeal inlet (aryepiglottic folds) 2. Open/close the rima glottidis (and rima vestibuli) - arytenoid gliding anf rotation 3. Lengthen the vocal folds - "rocking" at cricothyroid joints or increase tension
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Green = stylopharyngeus red = stylohyoid blue = salpingopharyngeus purple = palatopharyngeus
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What intrinsic muscles close the laryngeal inlet?
* Ary-epiglottic muscles act like a "pyrse string" * Superior fibres of thyro-arytenoid muscle (thyro-epiglottic muscle)
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What opens the laryngeal inlet?
Descent of the larynx (and pharynx) by elastic recoil (hyo-epiglottic ligament = no contractile ability)
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What is the ONLY muscle that opens the rima glottis/vocal folds
posterior crico-arytenoid muscle
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What muscles close the vocal folds and rima glottis?
* Inferior fibres of thyro-arytenoid * Lateral crico-arytenoid * Transverse arytenoid
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Red = aryepiglottic musclrs Blue = thyro-epiglottic muscle
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Where is thyroid cartilage rocked backwards and forwards?
cricothyroid joint
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What is the function of the cricothyroid muscles?
Lengthen the vocal folds or ligaments
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What muscle alters the tension of the vocal ligaments? And what is the result of this?
vocalis muscle increasing tension raises the pitch of the voice and decreasing it lowers the pitch
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blue = thyro-arytenoid red = lateral crico-arytenoid green = transverse arytenoid
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Red = vocalis muscle which is part of the thyroarytenoid muscle (blue)
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what occurs at the laryngeal inlet during quiet respiration?
rima is triangular
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what occurs at the laryngeal inlet during forced inspiration
* rima is rhomboid * rima is widely opened by posterior crico-arytenoid externally rotating the arytenoids
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what occurs at the laryngeal inlet during phonation?
* vocal folds are adducted * air forced through vocal folds causes vibration * cord length anf tension are latered by cricothyroid, thyro-arytenoid and vocalis muscle
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what occurs at the laryngeal inlet during effort closure?
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What occurs during swallowing?
* laryngeal elevation * closure of laryngeal inlet by epiglottis
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What ligament causes the epiglottis to spring back into its normal position?
hyo-epiglottic ligament
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What is the arterial supply of the larynx?
* superior laryngeal (green) * inferior laryngeal (blue) \*\*Both are branches of the respective thyroid artery
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What is the venous drainage of the larynx?
* Superior laryngeal (black) --\> superior thyroid --\> internal jugular vein * Inferior laryngeal (green) --\> inferior thyroid vein --\> brachiocephalic vein
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What is the lymphatic drainage above the vocal cords?
superior deep cervical lymph nodes
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What is the lymphatic drainage below the vocal cord
* prelaryngeal * pre-tracheal * inferior deep cervical * supraclavicular
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black = superior deep cervical blue = pretracheal green = inferior deep cervical
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What is the neural supply of the larynx?
* superior laryngeal nerve; branch of the vagus nerve * Vagus * recurrent laryngeal nerve
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What are the functions of the internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve? And what is it accompanied by?
* sensation of the larynx down to just above the vocal folds Accompanied by the superior laryngeal artery
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What is the progession of the vagus nerve?
vagus --\> recurrent laryngeal --\> inferior laryngeal
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What is the inferior laryngeal nerve accompanied by?
inferior laryngeal artery
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What does the recurrent laryngeal nerve supply?
* all muscles of the larynx except cricothyroid * sensation to the vocal cords and larynx below

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