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Laryngeal Anatomy

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Intrinsic Laryngeal Muscles
Adductors
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Interarytenoid muscles that bring arytenoid cartilages together, providing medial compression for the vocal folds
transverse cricoarytenoid
Primary adductor of the vocal folds
lateral cricoarytenoid
Abductor
Only muscle of the larynx that abducts the vocal folds
posterior cricoarytenoid
Tensors
Medial muscle of the vocal folds; tensor
thyrovocalis
Depresses thyroid relative to cricoid; tenses vocal folds
cricothyroid
Relaxers
Relaxes vocal folds
thyromuscularis
Auxiliary
Constricts laryngeal opening; protects airway during swallowing by deflecting the epiglottic cartilage over the laryngeal aditus
aryepiglotticus
Tense vocal folds by shortening them, causing them to vibrate more slowly & lower pitch
thyroarytenoid
Extrinsic Laryngeal Muscles
Paired
Pyramidal-shaped cartilages which form part of the larynx; site of attachment of the vocal cords.
arytenoids
Small cone-shaped cartilages on the upper surface of the arytenoids
corniculates
Cartilages within the aryepiglottic folds that provide structure/rigidity
cuneiforms
Unpaired
Leaflike cartilage that covers opening of larynx during swallowing
epiglottis
Cartilage at the front of the larynx; supports & protects VFs (Adam's apple)
thyroid
Ring-shaped cartilage; inferior-most cartilage of the larynx
cricoid
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