Accessory Muscles of Respiration
This muscle of inspiration connects your mastoid process to your sternum and clavicle
Sternocleidomastoid
This is the slippery coating that lines the inside surface of the ribs
Costal Pleura
This is the name for the space between the vocal folds
The glottis
The brain and spinal cord are both part of this anatomical division of the nervous system
Central Nervous System (CNS)
This is the heart-shaped aponeurosis in the middle of the diaphragm
The central tendon <3
This muscle assists in inspiration and is located on the upper back, sounds "sharp"
Serratus Posterior Supperior
This abdominal muscle of expiration lies most superficially to your other abdominal muscles (closest to the surface)
External Oblique
These are located directly superior to your vocal folds, and are usually called the "false vocal folds"
Ventricular folds
This is the spot where one neuron communicates with another neuron
Synapse
This is where gas exchange takes place in the lungs
Alveoli
This muscle assists in expiration, and is attached from your pelvis to L1-L4 and your 12th rib. Sounds a bit like a Harry Potter spell.
Quadratus Lumborum
This muscle of expiration is what you might see if someone has a "six pack"
Rectus Abdominis
This is the deepest of the 5 layers of the vocal folds
Thyroarytenoid muscle (also accept vocalis muscle)
These are the four lobes of the brain
Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, Occipital
This is the name for where the trachea bifurcates (splits in two)
Carina
This muscle is typically a muscle of expiration, but this portion is used in inspiration
Internal Intercostal (Interchondral Portion)
This is the structure that houses the heart and parts of other vital organs, and is covered in parietal pleura
Mediastenum
This is the other name for the combination of the ILLP and DLLP
Vocal Ligament
The functional division of the nervous system responsible for voluntary movement and sensation
Somatic Nervous System
This type of joint does not allow for any movement
Synarthrodial / Fibrous
These muscles are not actually used in respiration, but are important for posture needed to accomplish respiration
Sacrospinal muscles
These are the three "holes" in the diaphragm
Foramen Vena Cava, Aortic Hiatus, Esophageal Hiatus
This is the other name for the SLLP
Reinke's Space
This subdivision of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for your "fight or flight" instincts
Sympathetic Nervous System
This type of muscle is "feather shaped" and allows for a lot of power, but a relatively low range of motion
Penniform muscle