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| Space between the vocal folds; glottis |
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| a complete "ring form" resting atop the trachea and is the most inferior of the laryngeal cartilages |
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| the largest of the laryngeal cartilages, articulating with the cricoid cartilage below by means of paired processes that let it rock forward and backward at that joint |
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| "ladle-form" cartilages that ride on the high-backed upper surface of the cricoid cartilage, forming the posterior point of attachment for the vocal folds |
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| "little horn" cartilages that ride on the superior surface of each arytenoid and are prominent landmarks in the aryepiglotic folds |
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| residing within the arypiglotic folds, provides a degree of rigidity to the folds |
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| a leaf-like cartilage that is a protective structure in that it will drop to cover the orifice of the larynx during swallowing |
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| Cricoid, thyroid, epiglottis cartilages, arytenoid, corniculate, cuneiform cartilages |
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| The larynx is a musculocartilaginous structure located at the end of the trachea. It is comprised of the _______, _______, and __________ __________, as well as the paired _________, ___________, and _________ __________ |
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| The thyroid and cricoid cartilages articulate by means of the ____________ _____ that let's the two cartilages come closer together in front |
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| Wide range of arytenoid motion |
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| The arytenoid and the cricoid joint also articualte with a joint that permits a ____ _____ __ _________ ______ |
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| Arytenoids, areypiglottic Folds |
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| The corniculate cartilages rest on the upper surface of the __________, while the cuneiform cartilages reside within the _____________ _____ |
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| The cavity and the larynx is a constricted tube with a ______ _______ |
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| Sheets and cords of ligaments connect the cartilages, while a smooth ______ ________ covers the medial-most surface of the larynx |
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| Stretches across the space between the greater cornu of the thyroid and the lateral thyroid |
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| Runs from the superior cornu of the thyroid to the posterior tip of the greater cornu hyoid |
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| Running from the corpus hyoid to the upper border of the anterior thyroid |
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| The thyrohyoid membrane, lateral thyrohyoid ligament, and the median thyrohyoid ligament cover the space between the _____ ____ and the _______ |
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| Epiglottis, corpus hyoid, inner thyroid cartilage |
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| THe hyoepiglottic and thyroepilottic ligaments attach to the __________ to the ______ _____ and the _____ _______ _________ respectively |
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| "Little valleys" found between the tongue and the epilglottis, within folds arising from the lateral and median glossoepiglottic ligaments |
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| The _____________ ________ attaches the trachea to the larynx |
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| Quadrangular membranes, aryepiglottic folds, conus elasticus, vocal ligament, pyriform sinus |
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| The fibroelastic membrane is composed of the upper ____________ _________ and _____________ _____; the lower _____ _________ and the _____ ________, which is actually the upward free extension of the conus elasticus, The ________ _____ is the space between the fold of the aryepiglottic membrane and the thyroid cartilage laterally |
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| Epiglottis, arytenoid apex |
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| the aryepiglottis folds course from the side of the __________ to the _________ ____ |
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| the entry to the larynx from the pharynx above |
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| between the epiglottis and the arytenoids |
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| the space between the false vocal cords |
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| the vocal folds are made up of ____ layers of _______ |
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| Lamina Propria, thyroarytenoid muscle |
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| deep to the thin epithelial layer is the ______ _______, made up of two layers of elastin and one layer of collagen fibers. The ______________ ______ is the deepest of the layers |
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| Elastin, aditus, vestibule |
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| the vocal ligament is made up of _______. The ______ is the entryway of the larynx, marking the entry to the _________ |
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| The ventricular and vocal folds are separated by the _________ _________ |
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| The _______ is the variable space between the vocal folds |
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| small cartilages embedded within the aryepiglottic folds |
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| the laryngeal cartilages have a number of important landmarks to which _______ are attached |
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| the _______ cartilage is shaped like a signet ring, higher in the back |
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| the arytenoid cartilages ride on the superior surface of the _______, with the ______________ joint permitting rotation, rocking, and gliding |
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| Thyromuscularis, thyrovocalis |
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| The muscular and vocal processes provide attachment for the _______________ and ____________ muscles |
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| the corniculate cartilages attach to the upper margin of the __________ |
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| the _______ cartilage ha two prominent laminae, superior, and inferior horns, and a prominent thyroid notch |
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| Superior Cornu, inferior horn, cricothyroid |
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| the hyoid bone attaches to the ________ _____ of the thyroid, while the cricoid cartilage attaches to the ________ ____ via the ____________ joint |
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| Tongue, thyroid cartilage |
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| the epiglottis attaches to the ______ and the _______ _________, dropping down to cover the larynx during swallowing |
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| the cuneiform cartilages are embedded within the _____________ _____ |
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| widening or enlarging of the aorta |
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| the medial-most component of the cricothyroid muscle, originating on the anterior surface of the cricoid cartilage immediately beneath the arch |
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| composed of two separate bellies |
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| spinous processes on the inner surface of the anterior mandible; these prominences provide a means for muscles to attach to bone |
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| the extrinsic muscles of the larynx include the __________ and __________ muscles |
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| the digastricus anterior and posterior _______ they hyoid, whereas the stylohyoid ________ it |
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| Elevate, elevates, draws it forward |
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| the mylohyoid and hyoglassus _______ they hyoid, and the geniohyoid ________ the hyoid and _____ __ _______ |
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| they thyrophayngeus and cricopharyngeus muscles _______ the larynx and the sternohyoid, sternothyroid, thyrohyoid, and omohyoid muscles _______ the larynx |
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