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| speech sounds produces without the use of vocal folds; e.g. the /s/ or /f/ sound. |
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| speech sounds produced by the action of the vocal folds; e.g. the /z/ or /v/ sounds |
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| Phonation is the product of... |
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| vibrating vocal folds which occurs in the larnx |
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| Phonation is the source of... |
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| Energy source that permits phonation to occur? |
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| The deepest layer of the vocal folds is? |
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| There are how many layers of tissue in the vocal folds? |
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| The space between the vocal folds is called? |
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| The area below the vocal folds is the? |
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| As the airstream passes through the vocal folds they may be made to... |
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| Musculocartilaginous structure located at the superior end of the trachea |
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| The larynx is comprised of... |
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| three unpaired and three paired cartilages bound by ligaments and lined with mucous membrane. |
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| the last ring of the trachea |
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| The larynx is adjacent to which vertebrae in an adult? |
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| The average length of the adult larynx? |
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| A complete ring that rests atop the trachea and the most inferior of the of the laryngeal cartilages. |
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| The cricoid and thyroid cartilages articulate at... |
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| the cricothyroid joint which allows the thyroid cartilage to rock back and forth. |
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| Which is the largest of the laryngeal cartilages? |
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| The arytenoid cartilages ride on the... |
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| high-backed upper surface of the cricoid cartilage |
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| The posterior point of attachment for the vocal folds is formed by... |
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| the attachment of the arytenoid cartilages and the cricoid cartilage |
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| The corniculate cartilages ride on the... |
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| superior surface of each arytenoid cartilage. |
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| The corniculate cartilages are prominent landmarks in the... |
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| The cuneiform cartilage resides within... |
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| Which cartilage provides a degree of rigidity to the ayepiglotic folds? |
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| The thyroid cartilages articulate with the hyoid bone by means of... |
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| a pair of superior processes. |
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| A leaflike cartilage medial to the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilages |
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| Protective cover that drops to cover the orifice of the larynx during swallowing? |
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| The larynx is composed of what 6 cartilages... |
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| cricoid, thyroid, epiglottis cartilages and the paired arytenoid, corniculate, and cuneiform cartilages. |
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| Bands of mucous membrane, connective tissue, and thyrovocalis muscle that are slung between the arytenoid cartilages and thyroid cartilage. |
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| The result of the combination of the laryngeal cartilages, the trachea, and the airway above the larynx? |
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| A tubelike space with constriction caused by the cartilages. |
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| Describe the cavity of the larynx. |
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| A constricted tube with a smooth and reasonably aerodynamic surface. |
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| The extrinsic ligaments of the larynx provide attachment between... |
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| the hyoid or trachea and the cartilage of the larynx. |
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| What three extrinsic laryngeal structures cover the space between the hyoid bone and the thyroid/ |
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1. The Thyrohyroid Membrane
2. Lateral Thyrohyoid Membrane
3. Median Thyrohyoid Ligament |
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| A small cartilaginous nodule, sometimes bony, that is frequently found in the lateral thyrohyoid ligament |
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| Which two extrinsic laryngeal ligaments attach the epiglottis to the corpus hyoid and the inner thyroid notch respectively? |
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| The hyoepiglottic ligament & the thyroepiglottic ligament. |
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| The epiglottic attachment to the tongue is made by means of the... |
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| lateral and median glossoepiglottic ligaments. |
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| "little valleys" between the tongue and the epiglottis created by the overlay of the mucous membranes on the lateral and median glossoepiglottic ligaments. |
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| The ligament that attaches the trachea to the larynx. |
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| The cricotracheal ligament |
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| The intrinsic laryngeal ligaments serve what functions.. |
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| connect the cartilages of the larynx and form the support structure for the cavity of the larynx and the vocal folds. |
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| The fibroelastic membrane of the vocal folds is composed of... |
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| of the upper quadrangular membranes and the aryepglottic folds; the lower conus elasticus; and the vocal ligament |
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| The vocal ligament is actually... |
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| the upward free extension of he conus elasticus. |
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| is the lateral portion of the cricothyroid ligament. |
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| The undergirding layer of connective tissue running from the arytenoids to the epiglottis and thyroid cartilage and forming the false vocal folds? |
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| These are a pair of thick folds of mucous membrane that protect and sit slightly superior to the more delicate true folds. |
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| Originate at the inner thyroid angle and sides of the epiglottis and form an upper cone that narrows as it terminates in the free margin of the arytenoid and and corniculate cartilages. |
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| The Quadrangular Membranes |
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| Which muscles course from the side of the epiglottis to the arytenoid arytenoid apex, forming the upper margins of the quadrangular membranes and laterally the aryepiglottic folds... |
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| The Aryepiglottic Muscles |
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| The space between the aryepiglottic fold and the thyroid cartilage |
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| What gives vocal folds their glistening white appearance? |
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| The most superficial layer, a protective layer of squamous epithelium, aprox. 0.1 mm thick |
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| The superficial protective layer of the VF's aids in keeping the VF's moist by... |
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| assisting in fluid retention. |
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| The 2nd layer of the VF's, which is made up of elastic fibers, is known as the... |
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| superficial lamina propria. |
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| The fibrous and elastic elements of the superficial lamina propria _______ the VF's |
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| Deep to the superficial lamina propria, the second layer of the VF's, is... |
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| Intermediate lamina propria. |
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| The combination of the superficial lamina propria and the intermediate lamina propria provides what for the VF's? |
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| Deep the intermediate lamina propria, the third layer of the VF's, is |
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| The primary role of the deep lamina propria is... |
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| The intermediate lamina propira and the deep lamina propria combine to make up the... |
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| Deep to the deep lamina propira, the fourth layer of the vocal folds is... |
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| What is the 5th layer of the vocal folds? |
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| The active element of the vocal folds is... |
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| the thyroarytenoid muscle. |
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| Which elements of the vocal folds are passive providing strength, cushioning, and elasticity/ |
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| the squamous epithelial layer and the 3 layers of lamina. |
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| The combination of of the epithelial lining and the disorganized first lamina lamina layer make up the |
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| The vocal ligament provides what for the VF's? |
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| The entrance to the larynx from the pharynx above is called the... |
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| aditus laryngis or aditus |
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| The first cavity of the larynx is known as the... |
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| The ventricular folds are also known as... |
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| The vestibule is the space between... |
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| the aditus and ventricular folds. |
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| The lateral walls of the vestibule are made up of the |
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| The false vocal folds are made up of... |
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| a mucous membrane and a fibrous vestibular ligament. |
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| The middle space of the larynx which lies between the margins of the false vocal folds and the true vocal folds is known as the... |
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| the space between the false vocal folds. |
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| The anterior extension of the laryngeal ventricle is the... |
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| The laryngeal saccule is endowed with more than 60... |
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| mucous glands which secrete lubricating mucous into the laryngeal cavity. |
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| The mucus secreted by the saccule assists with eliminating... |
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| errant food particles by encapsulating them. |
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