Term
| The only muscle that aBDucts the vocal cords--opens the glottis |
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Definition
| Posterior Cricoarytenoids |
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| Muscles that close or ADDuct the glottis |
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Definition
| Lateral cricoarytenoids, arytenoids |
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Term
| This muscle relaxes and shortens the vocal cords |
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Definition
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Term
| This muscle elongates-puts tension on the vocal cords |
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Definition
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Term
| This nerve provides motor innervation for the posterior & lateral cricoarytenoids muscles, arytenoid muslces, and the thyroid arytenoid muslces |
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Definition
| Reccurrent Laryngeal nerve |
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Term
| This nerve provides motor innervation for the cricothyroid muscle |
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Definition
| External branch of the Superior laryngeal nerve |
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Term
| Sensory innervation for the vocal cords & above (larynx) |
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Definition
| internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve |
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Term
| Sensory innervation to the mucosa BELOW the vocal cords |
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Definition
| reccurrent laryngeal nerve |
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