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Bones and Cartilages of the Larynx
Laryngeal Musculature
Laryngeal Functions
Muscular Function
Misc.
100
This cartilage sits on top of the trachea and is the foundation for the laryngeal framework.
What is the Cricoid Cartilage?
100
This muscle makes up the mass of the vocal folds.
What is the thryo-arytenoid?
100
What is the primary function of the larynx?
To serve as a valve which keeps food, drink, and other foreign matter out of the lungs.
100
The act of the vocal folds opening.
What is vocal fold abduction?
100

What is Mr. Enriquez's first name?

Nol Luigi

200

These two prong like cartilages sit above the Cricoid cartilages and assist in adducting and abducting the vocal folds.

What are the Arytenoid Cartilages?

200
This muscle originates on the back side of the cricoid cartilage and runs between the cricoid and arytenoid cartilages.
What are the posterior crico-arytenoids?
200
The action of the vocal folds closing.
What is adduction?
200
The act of the vocal folds coming together.
What is vocal fold adduction?
200

If a child fits under Grady's arm, they are a what...?

What is unchanged voice.

300
This cartilage serves as a protective housing for the vocal folds.
What is the Thyroid Cartilage?
300
These muscles run laterally to the vocal folds and are attached to the cricoid and arytenoid cartilages.
What are the lateral crico-arytenoids?
300
The action of the vocal folds opening.
What is abduction?
300
The two sets of muscles which assist in vocal fold adduction.
What are the lateral crico-arytenoids and the interarytenoids?
300

This statement was uttered when confusion arose about how many classes the conducting seminar was...

What is "this is the same class."

400
This leaf shaped cartilage assists in the primary function of the larynx and is connected to the base of the tongue.
What is the epiglottis?
400
These muscles are located between the two arytenoid cartilages.
What are the interarytenoids?
400
What happens when air passes over the vocal folds with the intention of making sound?
The vocal folds vibrate.
400
This set of muscles are active during inhalation.
What are the posterior cricoarytenoids?
400

This one word phrase, derived from a yellow spiky fruit, was uttered in a low rumble sound to end a class lesson...

pineapple. clap.

500
This U-shaped bone, from which the the thyroid cartilage is suspended, is the only free floating bone in the body.
What is the hyoid bone?
500
These muscles run from the front of the cricoid to the lower edge and horns of the thyroid.
What are the cricothyroids?
500
Name the areas where sound is made and amplified?
Vocal tract, larynx, throat area, soft palate, sometimes the nose.
500
These muscles assists in tilting the thyroid cartilage forward and stretching the vocal folds.
What are the cricothyroids?
500

When in an emergency, make sure that the following is made clear to the first responder... what is it?

"In the case of an emergency, please only use a soft small tube." - GRADY