Phonation Flashcards
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What is the larynx suspended from?
hyoid bone
Thyroid cartilage
forms from the anterior and lateral walls of the larynx and protects the larynx
Cricoid cartilage
completely surrounds the trachea. Linked with thyroid cartilage and paired arytenoid cartilage.
Arytenoid cartilages
small, pyramid-shaped cartilages connected to the cricoid through the cricoarytenoid joint
Corniculate cartilages
sit on the apex of the arytenoids. They assist in reducing the laryngeal opening when a person is swallowing
Cuneiform cartialges
located under the mucous membrane that covers the aryepiglottic folds
Intrinsic laryngeal muscles
thyroarytenoid, lateral cricoarytenoid, transverse arytenoid, oblique arytenoid, cricothyroid, posterior cricothyroid