Larynx Flashcards
(40 cards)
Phonation meaning
voice production
Where is hyoid located?
C3
where is superior border od thyroid cartilage?
C4
where is laryngotrachael junction?????
C6-c7 IMPORTNAT
name the 3 unpaired cartilages of larynx
Cricoid
Thyroid
Epiglottis
pneumonic for laryngeal cartilage
UnprePrAIED?
Creep
The E
Exit
Prepaired?
Arrive
Cassually
Calm
3 paired cartilage of larynx
Arytenoid
Corniculate
Cuneiform
What does artynoid base articulate with?
Cricoid
What does arytnoid apex articulate with?
corniculate (and cunieform)
What mm attach to anterolateral surface of arytnoid?
vocalis and vestibular ligament
Which is the smallest cartilage and whats unique about it>
Cuneifrom, suspended in fibroelastic membrane of larynx.
What does the cricoid form?
base of larynx
What is the laryngeal prominence better known as and where is it found?
adams apple, thyroid cartilage
What are the 2 horns od thyroid known as ?
superior and inferior
where does epiglottis attach?
B/w larungeal prominence and inferior thyroid notch
Name the 3 laryngeal membranes
Thyrohyoid
Quadrangular
Cricothyroid
Laryngeal membrane mneumonic
Larry
Thought
Critically
Quickly
Laryngeal ligaments: name 3
Cricotrachael
Vocal (inferior)
Vestibular (superior)
Mouth lower than ears.
Laryngeal ligaments nmeumonic
Larry
Cant
Vocalise
Verbally
Vocal fold lie inferiorly to?
Vestibular folds
Rima vestibuli
opens between vestibular folds
Rima glotiis
opens between vocal folds
What nerve and branch innervate the intrinsic laryngeal mm.
CN X -> reccurent laryngeal branch
Post. crico-arytenoid mm action
rotation and abduction of arytenoid