Small Larynx

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Hyoid Lesser Horn (c) (bump)

  • Location: Posterolateral Part of Hyoid

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Hyoid Body (a)

  • Location: Anteromedial Hyoid

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Thyroid Cartilage (2)

  • Function: Protects Larynx/ Keeps Airway open

  • Cartilage Type: Hyaline Cartilage

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Thyrohyoid Membrane (B)

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Hyoid Bone (1)

  • Function: Protects Larynx

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Thyroid Gland (T)

  • Secretes Calcitonin, which ↓ [Ca2+] in blood

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Trachea (13)

  • Function: Conducts air between Larynx & Primary Bronchi

  • windpipe

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Tracheal Cartilages (7)

  • Function: Protects Trachea

  • Cartilage Type: Hyaline Cartilage

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Cricotracheal Ligament (12)

  • Connects Cricoid & Tracheal Cartilages

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Cricoid Cartilage (3)

  • Protects Larynx

  • Cartilage Type: Hyaline Cartilage

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Cricothyroid Ligament (10/11)

  • Function: Connects Cricoid & Thyroid Cartilage

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Hyoid Greater Horn (b)

  • Location: Anterior Part of Hyoid

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Cuneiform Cartilage (6)

  • Protects Larynx

  • Cartilage Type: Hyaline Cartilage

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Corniculate Cartilage (6)

  • Function: Protects Larynx

  • Cartilage Type: Hyaline Cartilage

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Arytenoid Cartilage (4)

  • Function: Protects Larynx

  • Cartilage Type: Hyaline Cartilage

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Epiglottis (23)

  • guards the airways

  • elastic cartilage

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Cuneiform Cartilage (6)

  • Function: Protects Larynx

  • Cartilage Type: Hyaline Cartilage

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False Vocal Cord (27)

  • Function: Alter vocal quality/pitch

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Glottis (29)

  • Function: Sends Air through Larynx

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True Vocal Cord (28)

  • Function: Produce Sound// Speech

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Laryngeal Sinus (26)

  • Function: Separates True & False Vocal Cords

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Tracheal Mucosa (30)

  • Produces protective mucus to trap bacteria

  • Epithelium: Ciliated Pseudostratified Columnar ET

  • Structures: Cilia: Propel mucus/debris

  • Cells: Goblet Cells – produce/secrete mucus