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Larynx

Vocal Folds

Intrinsic Laryngeal Muscles

Extrinsic Laryngeal Muscles

Glottis

Supporting Structures

Neurological Control

Voice production, airway protection, and breathing.

Thyroid Cartilage

Crioid Cartilage

Arytenoid Cartilage

Epoglottis

Corniculate Cartilages PAIR

Cuneiform Cartilages PAIR

Largest Cartilage , shaped like a shield.

Ring shaped , located below Thyriod Cartilage

Pyramid shaped, located posterior side of the larynx

Leaf shaped, sits above the glottis

Small, horn'shaped on top of the Arytenoid cartilage

Small rod shaped cartilage embedded in the Aryepiglottic folds

Vibration to produce sounds.

Layers

Epithelium

Lamina Propria

Vocal Muscles

Superficial

Intermediate

Deep

Control tention and position of vocal folds.

Thyroarytenoid

Cricothyroid

Lateral Cricoarytenoid

Posterior Cricoarytenoid

Interarytenoid

Shortens and relaxes vocal folds

Stretches and tenses vocal folds to adjust pitch

Adducts closes the vocal folds

Abducts opens the vocal folds

Closes the glottis by bringing the Arytenoids together.

Elevate or depress the laryx.

Suprahyoid

Infrahyoid

Elevate

Depress

Space between the vocal folds.

True Vocal folds

False Vocal Folds

Vibrate to produce sound

Protect the airway, do not vibrate.

Subglottic Region

Supraglottic Region

Below vocal folds

Above vocal folds, including vestibule and epiglottis

Vagus nerve CN X

Superior laryngeal nerve

Recurrent laryngeal nerve