| Question |
Answer |
| Thyromuscularis (Thyroartyenoid) |
primarily serves as regulator of longitudinal tension, but can also act as a vocal fold adductor (Intrinsic Laryngeal Muscle, Relaxer) |
| Thyrovocalis (Thyroartyenoid) |
Primarily serves as a regulator of longitudinal tension, but can also act as a vocal fold adductor (Intrinsic Laryngeal Muscle,Tensor) |
| Superior Thyroarytenoid |
Tilts thyroid back to relax vocal folds; pulls muscular processes forward to aid in medial compression (Intrinsic Laryngeal muscles, auxiliary musculature) |
| posterior cricoarytenoid |
the only abductor laryngeal muscle (Intrinsic Laryngeal muscle, abductor) |
| lateral cricoarytenoid |
adducts the vocal folds; unopposed, will relax the folds (Intrinsic Laryngeal muscle, adductor) |
| oblique arytenoid |
approximate the arytenoids for medial compression (Intrinsic Laryngeal muscle, adductor, part of "interarytenoids) |
| Transverse Arytenoid |
approximate the arytenoids for medial compression (Intrinsic, adductor, "interarytenoids" |
| Cricothyroid |
with thyroid anchored, elevates cricoid; with cricoid anchored, depresses thyroid; increases distance between thyroid and cricoid to increase vocal fold tension |
| Digrasticus: Anterior Belly |
Elevates hyoid or depresses mandible (Extrinsic, Suprahyoid) |
| Digrasticus: Posterior Belly |
Elevates hyoid or depresses mandible (Extrinsic, suprahyoid) |
| Stylohyoid |
Elevates hyoid up and back (Extrinsic, suprahyoid) |
| Mylohyoid |
Elevates hyoid or depresses mandible (Extrinsic, suprahyoid) |
| Geniohyoid |
With mandible anchored, pulls hyoid up and forward (Extrinsic, suprahyoid) |
| Hyoglossus |
Extrinsic tongue muscle; may help position larynx (Extrinsic, suprahyoid) |
| Genioglossus |
Extrinsic tongue muscle; may help position larynx (Extrinsic, suprahyoid) |
| Thyrohyoid |
Depresses hyoid or elevates thyroid (Extrinsic, infrahyoid) |
| Sternohyoid |
Depresses hyoid; anchors hyoid when mandible is opened against resistance (Extrinsic, infrahyoid) |
| Omohyoid: Superior Belly |
Prevents neck region from collapsing during deep inhalation (Extrinsic, infrahyoid) |
| Ommohyoid: Inferior Belly |
Prevents neck region from collapsing during deep inhalation (Extrinsic, infrahyoid) |
| Sternothyoid |
Depresses thyroid cartilage (extrinsic, misc.) |
| Inferior Pharyngeal Constrictor |
Provide resonance characteristics to speech (extrinsic, misc.) |
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