Larynx - Musculoskeletal - Flashcards

Question	Answer		Article
What type of joints link the cartilages of the larynx?	Synovial joints		Link to Article
What type muscle (smooth, skeletal or cardiac) are the intrinsic muscles of the larynx?	Skeletal		Link to Article
Name the cartilages of the larynx?	Thyroid Cricoid Arytenoid Epiglottic		Link to Article
Which cartilage is made out of elastic cartilage?	Epiglottic cartilage		Link to Article
What type of cartilage are the other cartilages of the larynx?	Hyaline		Link to Article
What are the vocal folds and vestibular folds made from?	Elastic ligaments		Link to Article
What does the cricothyroid muscle do?	Moves cricoid and arytenoid cartilages caudally Tenses vocal folds		Link to Article
What does the dorsal cricothyroid muscle do?	Abducts vocal folds Widens glottis		Link to Article
What does the lateral cricothyroid muscle do?	Narrows the glottis Adducts vocal folds		Link to Article
What is the innervation of the larynx?	Cranial laryngeal nerve (branch of the vagus (CN X) Caudal laryngeal nerve (branch of the vagus (CN X)		Link to Article
What is the vasculature of the larynx?	Laryngeal branch of superior thyroid artery Laryngeal branch of inferior thyroid artery Laryngeal branch of cricoarytenoid artery		Link to Article
Name two species which have very sensitive laryngeal mucosa	Pigs Cats		Link to Article
True or false: Birds have an epiglottis	False		Link to Article