respiratory Flashcards
(45 cards)
shortens, relaxes cords
ThyroaRytenoid
Vocalis
“they relax”
elongates, tenses cords
CricoThyroid
“cords tense”
aBduct (opens) cords
Posterior CricoArytenoid
“please come apart”
aDducts (closes) cords
Lateral CricoArytenoid
Thyroarytenoid
“lets close airway”
what nerve innervates all muscles
recurrent laryngeal
what innervates cricothyroid
superior laryngeal (external branch)
what do extrinsic muscles do
support larynx/swallowing
what do all extrinsic muscles end in -______
-hyoid
(exception: digastric)
sensory innveration to face/head
trigeminal
afferent gag reflex
glossopharyngeal
respiratory emergency
bilateral RLN acute
efferent gag reflex
vagus
glossopharyngeal block
base of _____________ arch
palatoglossal arch
recurrent laryngeal
____________ membrane
cricothyroid
superior laryngeal block
below greater cornu of _____ bone
hyoid
adult larynx
narrowest region
glottic opening/level of cords
pediatric larynx
narrowest FIXED region
cricoid ring
pediatric larynx
narrowest DYNAMIC region
vocal cords
___ total cartilage
9
3 UNpaired cartilage
epiglottis
thyroid
cricoid
3 paired cartilage
corniculate (MEDIAL)
cuneiform (LATERAL)
arytenoid
only complete cartilaginous ring in airway
cricoid
EXHALATION against closed glottis
valsalva’s
INHALATION against closed glottis
muller’s