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What is the term used to refer to the movement of the vocal folds away from midline? abduction
The name of the chief abductor muscles of the larynx are the posterior _____. cricoarytenoids
What cartilages are separated when the posterior cricoarytenoids (PCA) contract? arytenoids
What is the opposite of abduction? adduction
What are the primary adductor muscles of the larynx? interarytenoids
Besides the IAs, the _______ cricoarytenoids are adductors. lateral
The ______ muscles of the larynx function to raise, lower, and stablize the larynx. Extrinsic
The extrinsic muscles of the larynx articulate with (or connect with) the ____ Hyoid
What is the area between abducted vocal folds called? Glottis
Two of the paired cartilages of the larynx are the arytenoids and corniculates. The third and final paired cartilage are the _______. cuneiforms
What is the vocalis muscle also sometimes called? thyroarytenoid
One function of the cricothryoid muscle is to increase the ______ of the voice. pitch
This structure attaches to the thyroid cartilage and helps to protect the airway from foreign materia epiglottis
What is a muscle that acts as an antagonist to the posterior cricoarytenoid lateral cricoarytenoids
This muscle contributes to pitch change by shortening the vocal folds thyroarytenoids
Stretches between the side of the epiglottis and apex of arytenoid cartilage aryepiglottic folds
This part of the vocal folds is the only part that receives nerve innervation. vocalis muscle
The larynx is ____ to the trachea. superior
The hyoid bone is comprised of the greater cornu, the lesser cornu, and the ____. corpus
This type of cartilage ossifies over time. Hyaline
The largest cartilage of the larynx. Thyroid
The other term for the Adam's apple. Thyroid notch
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