Midterm II: Mix of Relevant Old Cards Flashcards
(165 cards)
So I just slapped this deck together from old cards…
I briefly went over them and deleted the most useless ones… some are probably still not relevant to this midterm… delete whatever you want.
OK
3, 4
3: Median Thyrohyoidal Ligament
4: Lateral Thyrohyoidal Ligament
5
a & b
5: Superior Laryngeal Nerve
a: Internal Branch (laryngeal mucosa above vestibular fold)
b: External Branch (-> cricothyroid muscle)
6
origin and insertion
Cricothyroid Muscle
Origin: anterior surface of the arch of the cricoid
Insertion: either on the wing of the thyroid on inferior horn of the thyroid

8
Cricoid Cartilage
Ring shaped, with the lamina laying posteriorly, on the upper edge of lamina 2 articular surfaces for Arytenoid cartilage. On the lateral surface articular surface for the inferior horn of thyroid cartilage.
Hyaline
5c
Superior Laryngeal Artery
From: superior thyroid artery, (of external carotid artery)
Enters the larynx through the thyrohyoid membrane
Supplies muscles and mucous membranes in the superior portion of the larynx
10
Superior Thyroidal Artery
From the external carotid artery just below the level of the greater horn of the hyoid bone and ends in the thyroid gland.
Distributes to the muscles and to the thyroid gland
Other branches:
- Infrahyoid,
- Superior Laryngeal,
- Sternocleidomastoidal
- Cricothyroid.
12
Isthmus of Thyroid

13
Pyramidal Process of Thyroid

14
Thyroglossal Ligament
remnant of thyroglossal duct
18
Lingual Artery
6
Corniculate Cartilage
7 and 8 (and what type of connection for 8?)
7: Arytenoid Cartilage
8: Cricoarytenoid Joint (Pivot type with 1 vertical axis)
9 (it’s an articulation, what type?)
Cricothyroid joint
Hinge type, 1 transverse axis
(#10 below)
10 (more specifically)
What is special about this?
Posterior Lamina of Cricoid Cartilage
Only complete ring of cartilage in the body
1 and 2
(lateral aspect)
1: Hyoglossus Muscle
(from G wing and body of Hyoid -> lateral inferior tongue)
2: Hyoid Bone (body)
(also 1 and 2 with anterior aspect below)
3, 10, and 5?
3: Epiglottis
10: Ary-Epiglottic Fold
5: Superior Horn of Thyroid Cartilage
4 and 6?
4: Thyrohyoid Membrane
6: Superior Laryngeal Nerve (penetrates the membrane, but does not contribute to the internal laryngeal muscles! its external branch -> Cricothyroid Muscle)
24 and 25?
24: Cuneiform Cartilage/Tubercle (of Wrisberg)
25: Corniculate Cartilage/Tubercle (of Santorini)
Both are cartilages enveloped by the Ary-Epiglottic Fold that appear as tubercles in the mucosa

8, function?
Posterior Cricoarytenoid Muscle
Widens the Rima glottidis (anterior intercartilaginous part). It is the antagonist for lateral cricoarytenoid, and the only muscle that opens.

What are the intrinsic muscles of larynx, and what nerve innervates them?
Muscles:
- Posterior cricoarytenoid
- Lateral cricoarytenoid
- Inter-arytenoid Muscles (Transverse and Oblique Fibers)
- Thyroarytenoid
- Vocalis
- Thyroepiglottic
- Aryepiglottic
*Cricothyroid is technically an external laryngeal muscle but is often lumped with intrinsic muscles
All muscles innervated by Inferior Laryngeal Nerve (from Recurrent/Vagus X) except Cricothyroid (Superior Laryngeal, External Branch, Vagus X)

7, function?
Transverse Arytenoid Fibers (Inter-Arytenoid Muscle)
Narrows Posterior Intercartilaginous Part of Rima Glottidis

Red shaded-area
Function?

Oblique Fibers (Inter-Arytenoid Muscle)
(the fibers crossing each other between the posterior surfaces of the 2 Arytenoid cartilages)
Narrows the posterior intercartilaginous part of Rima Glottidis

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Function?
Cricothyroid Muscle
Tenses the vocal folds by tilting the thyroid cartilage via the Cricothyroid joint. Controls the rough tension of the voice
Unlike the other muscles, innervated by Superior Laryngeal Nerve







































































































