3,326
edits
Changes
Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 09:09, 29 July 2008
, 09:09, 29 July 2008no edit summary
==Structure==
==Structure==
*[[Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|Pharynx]] rostrally
*Trachea caudally
*Suspended from the [[Hyoid Apparatus - Anatomy & Physiology|hyoid apparatus]]
*Suspended from the [[Hyoid Apparatus - Anatomy & Physiology|hyoid apparatus]]
*Intrinsic musculature connects the laryngeal cartilages (see [[Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Intrinsic Musculature|here]])
*Intrinsic musculature connects the laryngeal cartilages (see [[Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Intrinsic Musculature|here]])
**All skeletal muscles
*The vestibule extends from the entrance of the larynx to the arytenoid cartilages and vocal folds
*The vestibule extends from the entrance of the larynx to the arytenoid cartilages and vocal folds
*Form part of the glottis
*Form part of the glottis
*Secrete mucous
*Vocalisation
===Vestibular folds===
===Vestibular folds===
==Function==
==Function==
*
*[[Deglutition|Swallowing]]
*Communication
*Passage of air to the lungs
==Vasculature==
==Vasculature==
*
*Laryngeal branch of superior thyroid artery
**Supplies rostral larynx
**Branch from carotid artery
*Laryngeal branch of inferior thyroid artery
**Supplies caudal larynx
**Branch from subclavian artery from thyrocervical trunk
*Laryngeal branch of cricothyroid artery
**Branch from superior thyroid artery
==Innervation==
==Innervation==
[[Bones and Cartilage - Anatomy & Physiology|Cartilage - Anatomy & Physiology]]
[[Bones and Cartilage - Anatomy & Physiology|Cartilage - Anatomy & Physiology]]
<big><center>[[Anatomy & Physiology|'''BACK TO ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY''']]</center></big>
<big><center>[[Musculoskeletal System - Anatomy & Physiology|'''BACK TO MUSCULOSKELETAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY''']]</center></big>