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What is the origin of the thyroarytenoid muscle?
What is the origin of the thyroarytenoid muscle?
- Vocal ligament
- Epiglottis
- Lower half of the angle of the thyroid cartilage and from the middle cricothyroid ligament (correct)
- Thyroid lamina
Which muscle helps close the laryngopharyngeal opening?
Which muscle helps close the laryngopharyngeal opening?
- Thyroepiglotticus (correct)
- Cricothyroid
- Posterior cricoarytenoid
- Vocalis
What is the function of the vocalis muscle?
What is the function of the vocalis muscle?
- Draws the arytenoid cartilages forward towards the thyroid
- Relaxes the vocal folds
- Tenses the anterior part and relaxes the posterior part of the vocal ligament (correct)
- Opens the rima glottidis
Which nerve supplies the thyroarytenoid muscle?
Which nerve supplies the thyroarytenoid muscle?
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What is the name of the opening that connects the pharynx and the larynx?
What is the name of the opening that connects the pharynx and the larynx?
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Which muscle is involved in the tension and relaxation of the vocal cords?
Which muscle is involved in the tension and relaxation of the vocal cords?
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What is the insertion of the thyroepiglotticus muscle?
What is the insertion of the thyroepiglotticus muscle?
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What is the function of the posterior cricoarytenoid muscle?
What is the function of the posterior cricoarytenoid muscle?
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Which muscle is involved in the rotation of the arytenoid cartilages?
Which muscle is involved in the rotation of the arytenoid cartilages?
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What is the action of the thyroarytenoid muscle?
What is the action of the thyroarytenoid muscle?
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