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Section 1

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cricoid cartilage

Front

the ring-shaped structure that forms the lower portion of the larynx

Back

thyroid angle

Front

v-shape, creates the point (Adam apple)

Back

cervical vertebrae

Front

the larynx spans between C3 ad C6

Back

superior thyroid cornua horns

Front

Back

arcuate ridge arytenoid

Front

ridge above fovea oblonga

Back

thyroid lamina

Front

2 plates located on each side

Back

cricothyroid joint

Front

allows from thyroid to rock forward to modulate pitch when thyroid rocks forwards it creates a higher pitch

Back

lesser cornu of hyoid

Front

Back

greater cornua (horns) of hyoid bone

Front

Back

thyroid prominence

Front

- "Adam's Apple" - Found at the base of the thyroid notch - Flares out to protect anterior and lateral larynx

Back

apex of arytenoid cartilage

Front

superior portion of the arytenoid

Back

pharynx

Front

throat, the larynx is anterior to the inferior portion of the pharynx

Back

arytenoid cartilage

Front

Two small cartilages in the larynx, the movements of which abduct and adduct the vocal folds.

Back

thyroid notch

Front

Back

Triticial cartilage

Front

is the nub between the hyoid bone and thyroid bridge

Back

tubercle of epiglottis

Front

middle of the leaf

Back

inferior thyroid cornua horns

Front

Back

hyoid bone

Front

a U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the tongue.

Back

esophagus

Front

superior to the esophagus

Back

posterior quadrate lamina

Front

• Wide, thick portion in back of the Cricoid Cartilage • Provides point of articulation for arytenoid cartilages What is A?

Back

cricoid arch

Front

What is B?

Back

posterior ridge cricoid cartilage

Front

between the two muscles

Back

vocal process of arytenoid cartilage

Front

number 5

Back

cricoarytenoid joint

Front

allows from thyroid to rock forward to modulate pitch when thyroid rocks forwards it creates a higher pitch

Back

fovea oblonga

Front

inferior fossa

Back

Trachea

Front

windpipe, superior to the trachea

Back

Petiolus of epiglottis

Front

stem of the leaf

Back

thyroid

Front

Back

muscular process of arytenoid cartilage

Front

number 4

Back

triangular fovea

Front

superior fossa What is number 2?

Back

corniculate cartilage

Front

very tip on the arytenoid

Back

cuneiform cartilage

Front

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