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Title

Movement of Cartilages

Description

Test 2

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Subject

Anatomy

Level

Undergraduate 2

Created

11/07/2012

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Additional Anatomy Flashcards

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)