quiz 1 Flashcards
(44 cards)
RIng of tonsils (5), also called….
Adenoid Eustachian Palatine Lingual Sublingual
also called Waldeyer’s Ring
Glossoptosis
collapse of oropharynx, tongue dropping posteriorly
Macroglossia
Large Tongue
Micrognathia
small jaw, mandible
Prognathism
prutruding Jaw. mandible
Microgenia
small chin
microstomia
Small mouth
malocclusion
upper protrusion, buck teeth, overbite
Supraglottis Compartment contains:
Epiglottis
False vocal folds
Glottis (ventricle) contains:
True vocal folds
Rima Gottidis
Arytenoids
Narrowest part of airway in adults
Rima Glottidis
Infraglottis Compartment contains:
Cricoid cartilage
Trachea
Larynx contains 9 structures, 3 paired and 3 unpaired
3 Paired: -Arytenoid -Corniculate -Cuneiform 3 Unpaired: -Epiglottis -Thyroid -Cricoid
Hyoid bone suspends what?
Larynx
Extrinsic Larynx muscles do what?
- Attach larynx to bone and pharynx
- Move larynx during swallowing
Intrinsic Larynx muscles do what (2 sets)?
- One alters size and shape
- Other moves true vocal folds
Aryepiglottic muscle action
Pulls epiglottis down over larynx
Thryoepiglottic Muscle action
Assist pulling epiglottis down
Obliquie Arytenoid
Pulls arytenoids together, adductor
Only intrinsic muscle that isnt innervated by the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve (RLN) and what nerve does it use
Cricothyroid
External Superior Laryngeal Nerve
Cricothyroid muscle action
Tensor of vocal cords
Throarytenoid muscle action
Relaxer of vocal cords
Lateral Cricoarytenoid muscle action
Adductor of vocal cords
Posterior Cricoarytenoid muscle action
Abductor of vocal cords