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| What attaches to the vocal process of the Arytenoid cartilage? |
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| Which is the only cartilage of the larynx that makes a complete circular ring? |
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| Once the recurrent Vagus nerve passes beneath the cricopharyngeus muscle it is renamed into what? |
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| What muscles are enervated by the external laryngeal nerve? |
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Definition
| Cricothyroid and inferior constrictor |
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| What muscles are enervated by the inferior laryngeal nerve? |
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Definition
| All intrinsic muscles of the larynx except the Cricothyroid |
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| What is the vestibular fold? |
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Definition
| False vocal fold seen superior to the true vocal fold |
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| What is the space between the false and true vocal folds? |
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| What is the imaginary space splitting the vestibular vocal folds and the true vocal folds? |
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| What is the sensory enervation to the Vestibule? |
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| What are the borders of the vestibule of the larynx? |
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Definition
| From epiglottis to vestibular fold |
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| What is the sensory enervation to the infraglottic compartment? |
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| What are the boundaries of the infraglottic compartment |
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Definition
| from the true vocal cords down to the end of the larynx |
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Term
| What are the nerves associated with the cough reflex? |
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Definition
| CN X for both afferent and efferent |
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Term
| What is the enervation and action of the Cricothyroid? |
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Definition
Action: Tenses the vocal ligament
Ennervation: External Laryngeal |
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Term
| What is the action of the Posterior Cricoarytenoid? |
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Definition
| Abduct the vocal ligaments |
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| What is the action of the lateral cricoarytenoid? |
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Definition
| Adduct the vocal ligaments |
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| What is the action of the Thyroaretynoid? |
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Definition
| Relax the vocal ligaments |
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| What is the action of the transverse Arytenoid muscle? |
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Definition
| Adduct the vocal ligaments |
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| What is the action of the Oblique arytenoid? |
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Definition
| adduct the vocal ligaments |
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| What is the action of the Aryepiglottic muscle? |
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Definition
| Close the vestibule posteriorly |
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