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Movement of Cartilages
Test 2
4
Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
11/07/2012

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Term
Cricothyroid joint
Definition
rocking: forward and down
lengthening/tensing vocal flds
Term
cricoarytenoid joint rocking
Definition
rocking: forward and inward
function: bring vocal folds to midline so they can approximate (make contact)
Term
cricoarytenoid joint: gliding
Definition
gliding from front to back (backward)
function: to lengthen/tense vocal folds
Term
cricoarytenoid joint: rotation
Definition
rotating: laterally
function: extreme abduction (NO ADDUCTION)
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