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<FlashCard questions="13">
|q1=What type of joints link the cartilages of the larynx?
|a1=Synovial joints
|l1=Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure
|q2=What type muscle (smooth, skeletal or cardiac) are the intrinsic muscles of the larynx?
|a2=Skeletal
|l2=Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure
|q3=Name the cartilages of the larynx?
|a3=
*Thyroid
*Cricoid
*Arytenoid
*Epiglottic
|l3=Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Throid Cartilage
|q4=Which cartilage is made out of elastic cartilage?
|a4=Epiglottic cartilage
|l4=Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Epiglottic Cartilage
|q5=What type of cartilage are the other cartilages of the larynx?
|a5=Hyaline
|l5=Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Throid Cartilage
|q6=What are the vocal folds and vestibular folds made from?
|a6=Elastic ligaments
|l6=Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Vocal Folds
|q7=What does the cricothyroid muscle do?
|a7=
*Moves cricoid and arytenoid cartilages caudally
*Tenses vocal folds
|l7=Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Intrinsic Musculature
|q8=What does the dorsal cricothyroid muscle do?
|a8=Abducts vocal folds
*Widens glottis
|l8=Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Intrinsic Musculature
|q9=What does the lateral cricothyroid muscle do?
|a9=
*Narrows the glottis
*Adducts vocal folds
|l9=Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Intrinsic Musculature
|q10=What is the innervation of the larynx?
|a10=
*Cranial laryngeal nerve (branch of the vagus (CN X)
*Caudal laryngeal nerve (branch of the vagus (CN X)
|l10=Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Innervation
|q11=What is the vasculature of the larynx?
|a11=
*Laryngeal branch of superior thyroid artery
*Laryngeal branch of inferior thyroid artery
*Laryngeal branch of cricoarytenoid artery
|l11=Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Vasculature
|q12=Name two species which have very sensitive laryngeal mucosa
|a12=
*Pigs
*Cats
|l12=Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Feline
|q13=True or false: Birds have an epiglottis
|a13=False
|l13=Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Avian
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