Vocal Folds
True or false, your vocal folds are the same size your whole life?
False
How do you say the word?
"Ep-ah-glot-tiss"
The thyroid cartilage is also known as what?
Adam's Apple or Laryngeal Promenance
What is it called when the vocal folds vibrate together to create sound?
Phonation
What goes in between your vocal folds to make them vibrate?
Air from the lungs
Where is it located in the laryngeal system?
At the top.
What part is at the bottom of the layrnx?
Trachea
Why does the hyoid bone have ISS?
Its suspended from muscles.
What happens to the pitch you sing when your vocal folds get thin, and stretch?
The pitch gets higher!
What is the epiglottis' job?
Keep food out of the lungs.
What are the 2 basic types of laryngeal muscles?
Intrinsic and Extrinsic.
What is the anatomical term for the windpipe?
Trachea
Vocal folds are attached to what?
Arytenoid Cartilages
The epiglottis is a type of sturdy, but flexible material, similar to your ear and nose.
Cartilage
This is the only bone in the laryngeal system.
Hyoid Bone
True or false, there are many cartilages and muscles in the larynx?
True
What are the vocal folds made out of?
Mucousal Membranes
True or False, the epiglottis stays stationary when swallowing, forcing the larynx to rise and meet the epiglottis.
true
While the thyroid is the largest cartilage, the cricoid is the what?
Strongest
To adduct means to do what?
Bring something together