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CAPS 391 (21) Respiratory System > Larynx > Flashcards

Larynx Flashcards

1
Q

Where does the larynx extend from?

A

Level of C4 to C6

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2
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What is the larynx made of?

A

9 cartilages

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3
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How many of the cartilages that make up the laryngeal skeleton is paired and not paired?

A

3 are paired and 3 single

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4
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What are the cartilages that make up the larynx? (6)

A

1) epiglottis
2) thyroid cartilage
3) cricoid cartilage
4) arytenoid cartilage
5) corniculate cartilage
6) cuneiform cartilage

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5
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What are the membranes of the larynx? (3)

A

1) thyrohyoid membrane
2) cricothyroid membrane
3) cricotracheal membrane

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6
Q

what are the inner compartments of the larynx? (3)

A

1) vestibule (above vestibular folds)
2) ventricle (between false and true vocal chords)
3) infraglottic (between two true vocal chords)

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7
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is the epiglottis paired?

A

paired

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8
Q

what is the epiglottis made of?

A

elastic cartilage

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9
Q

is the thyroid cartilage paired?

A

unpaired

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10
Q

what is the largest cartilage in the laryngeal skeleton?

A

thyroid cartilage

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11
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what is the thyroid cartilage made of?

A

two cartilaginous plates

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12
Q

how is the thyroid cartilage plates connected

A

connected anteriorly to form the laryngeal eminence and opens posteriorly

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13
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what is the thyroid cartilage connected to? (2)

A

1) hyoid bone

2) cricoid cartilage

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14
Q

how does the thyroid cartilage connect to the hyoid bone?

A

1) thyrohyoid membrane

2) superior horns of thyroid cartilage

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15
Q

how does the thyroid cartilage connect to the cricoid cartilage?

A

1) inferior horns of thyroid cartilage

2) cricothyroid ligament

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16
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is the cricoid cartilage paired?

A

unpaired

17
Q

what shape is the cricoid cartilage?

A

ring-shaped with anterior side much narrower

18
Q

what does the cricoid cartilage connect to? (2)

A

1) thyroid cartilage

2) first tracheal cartilage

19
Q

how does the cricoid cartilage connect to thyroid cartilage?

A

1) inferior horns of thyroid cartilage

2) cricothyroid ligament

20
Q

how does the cricoid cartilage connect to the first tracheal cartilage?

A

1) Cricotracheal membrane

21
Q

is the arytenoid cartilage paired?

A

paired

22
Q

F: arytenoid cartilage

A

1) site of attachment of intrinsic muscles of larynx
2) attachment for vestibular folds (false vocal cords)
3) attachment for vocal folds

23
Q

is the corniculate cartilage paired?

A

paired

24
Q

is the cuneiform cartilage paired?

A

paired

25
Q

F: thyrohyoid membrane

A

connect the thyroid cartilage to the hyoid bone

26
Q

F: cricothyroid membrane

A

connect the thyroid cartilage to the cricoid cartilage

27
Q

F: cricotracheal membrane

A

connect the cricoid cartilage to the first tracheal cartilage

CAPS 391 (21) Respiratory System (11 decks)

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