Week 2 - Larynx

What sructure of the larynx prevents food from entering the trachea?

the epiglottis

What cartilage of the larynx produces the movement of vocal ligaments?

Arytenoid cartilage

What membrane creates the false vocal ligament?

Quadrangular membrane

What membrane forms the true vocal ligament?

Cricothyroid ligament

Which is the only muscle of the larynx that abbducts the vocal cords?

Crico-arytenoid muscle

Which muscle produces voice in the larynx?

Crico-arytenoid

Which muscle of the larynx increases tension and pitch?

Cricothyroid

Which muscle of the larynx decreases tension and pitch?

Thyro-arytenoid

Which muscle increases the thickness of the vocal cords?

Thyro-arytenoid

Which muscle of the larynx prevents aspiration during swallowing?

Crico-arytenoid

What nerve innervates cricothyroid muscles?

external laryngeal nerve

What nerve innervates the other muscles of the larynx?

recurrent laryngeal nerve