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        | The only muscle that aBDucts the vocal cords--opens the glottis |  | Definition 
 
        | Posterior Cricoarytenoids |  | 
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        | Muscles that close or ADDuct the glottis |  | Definition 
 
        | Lateral cricoarytenoids, arytenoids |  | 
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        | This muscle relaxes and shortens the vocal cords |  | Definition 
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        | This muscle elongates-puts tension on the vocal cords |  | Definition 
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        | This nerve provides motor innervation for the posterior & lateral cricoarytenoids muscles, arytenoid muslces, and the thyroid arytenoid muslces |  | Definition 
 
        | Reccurrent Laryngeal nerve |  | 
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        | This nerve provides motor innervation for the cricothyroid muscle |  | Definition 
 
        | External branch of the Superior laryngeal nerve |  | 
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        | Sensory innervation for the vocal cords & above (larynx) |  | Definition 
 
        | internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve |  | 
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        | Sensory innervation to the mucosa BELOW the vocal cords |  | Definition 
 
        | reccurrent laryngeal nerve |  | 
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