Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Larynx
Medical School Gross Anatomy
20
Anatomy
Graduate
10/05/2011

Additional Anatomy Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
What attaches to the vocal process of the Arytenoid cartilage?
Definition
Vocal Cord
Term
Which is the only cartilage of the larynx that makes a complete circular ring?
Definition
Cricoid cartilage
Term
Once the recurrent Vagus nerve passes beneath the cricopharyngeus muscle it is renamed into what?
Definition
Inferior Laryngeal
Term
What muscles are enervated by the external laryngeal nerve?
Definition
Cricothyroid and inferior constrictor
Term
What muscles are enervated by the inferior laryngeal nerve?
Definition
All intrinsic muscles of the larynx except the Cricothyroid
Term
What is the vestibular fold?
Definition
False vocal fold seen superior to the true vocal fold
Term
What is the space between the false and true vocal folds?
Definition
ventricle
Term
What is the imaginary space splitting the vestibular vocal folds and the true vocal folds?
Definition
Glottis
Term
What is the sensory enervation to the Vestibule?
Definition
Internal laryngeal
Term
What are the borders of the vestibule of the larynx?
Definition
From epiglottis to vestibular fold
Term
What is the sensory enervation to the infraglottic compartment?
Definition
inferior laryngeal nerve
Term
What are the boundaries of the infraglottic compartment
Definition
from the true vocal cords down to the end of the larynx
Term
What are the nerves associated with the cough reflex?
Definition
CN X for both afferent and efferent
Term
What is the enervation and action of the Cricothyroid?
Definition
Action: Tenses the vocal ligament

Ennervation: External Laryngeal
Term
What is the action of the Posterior Cricoarytenoid?
Definition
Abduct the vocal ligaments
Term
What is the action of the lateral cricoarytenoid?
Definition
Adduct the vocal ligaments
Term
What is the action of the Thyroaretynoid?
Definition
Relax the vocal ligaments
Term
What is the action of the transverse Arytenoid muscle?
Definition
Adduct the vocal ligaments
Term
What is the action of the Oblique arytenoid?
Definition
adduct the vocal ligaments
Term
What is the action of the Aryepiglottic muscle?
Definition
Close the vestibule posteriorly
Supporting users have an ad free experience!