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what is the dominate biological function of the vocal folds?
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to prevent us from chocking
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when something goes down the wrong tube it is called?
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aspiration
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what is another function of the vocal folds?
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to close when lifting heavy objects
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what is insidfe the layrinx
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the vocal folds
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what is the only bone in the larynx
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the hyriod bone
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What are the names of the two speech sounds?
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voiced and voiceless
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What is the name of the voice box?
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larynx
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What structure extends from the superior end of the trachea to the hyoid bone?
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larynx
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The larynx includes two types of vocal folds what are there names?
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true vocal folds and false vocal folds
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What is the process that air goes though in order to make a sound?
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air passed up through the vocal folds through the vocal tract and then you can create a sound
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what is affected by a persons emotional state?
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vocal folds are affected by the persons emotional state
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What is the space inside the vocal folds called?
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glottis
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What is the space under the vocal folds called?
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trachea
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what are some of the vocal fold characteristics for Men?
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more mass less tension and longer
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The length of a man’s vocal folds is roughly?
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¾ to 1inch long
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What is the typical Hz of a mans vocal fold vibration?
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120 Hz
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What is the length of a typical woman’s vocal folds?
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shorter ½ - ¾ of an inch
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A woman’s vocal folds come together at what angle?
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120°
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What is the normal frequency that a woman vocal cords vibrate at?
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220 Hz
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What is the normal frequency that a Childs’s vocal cords vibrate at ?
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260 Hz
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Where does the tongue attach?
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anterior to the epiglottis
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What is the posterior part of the vocal folds?
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esophagus
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Most superior portion of the larynx is the ?
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Hyriod bone
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The hyoid bone is the Same level as what cervical vertebrae?
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3rd cervical vertebrae
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What is special to the attachment of the hyriod bone?
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Does not directly attach to another bone
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What does the hyriod bone attach to?
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Attaches to the thyroid cartilage
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what is the more medial process?
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vocal – more medial
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what serves as a attachment point for the vocal folds?
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vocal process of the arytenoids
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What is theLargest part of the hyoid bone called?
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the corpus (body)
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The major cornu(a) of the hyiod attaches to the?
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to the superior cornu(a) of the thyroid
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How many cartilages are there?
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9 connected through membranes
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what is the space between the cricoids cartilage and the thyroid cartilage called?
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the cricotheyriod membrane (cones elaticus)
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How does the cricothyroid muscle connect?
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connects anterior portion of cricoid of thyroid to the lateral and inferior
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Where is the pares recta located?
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more medially
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where is the pares oblique located?
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More lateral
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what are the 3 unpaired cartilages?
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thyroid, cricoid, epiglottis
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what is the largest cartilage?
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the thyroid
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what cartilage has a larger posterior part and a smaller anterior portion?
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cricoid
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what attaches the thyroid to the cricoids?
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inferior cornu attaches the thyroid to the cricoid
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What is cartilage is directly inferior to the thyroid cartilage?
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cricoid is directly inferiror to the
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What sits posteriorly to the cricoid cartilage?
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aritoids sit in relation to the criucoid cartilage
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The cricoids cartilage serves as an attachment for what muscle?
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it serves the attachment for the crioaritnoid muscle
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What are the 3 paired cartilages?
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arytenoids, corniculate, and cuneiform are the 3 __ cartilages
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what is the definition of intrinsic?
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point of insertion and origin is within a the laryngeal structure
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what is the definition of extrinsic?
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point of insertion one in laryingeal one not
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What sits on the posterior top portion of the cricoids cartilage?
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arytenoids sit on the ___ portion of the ___
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what is the more lateral possess?
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muscular – more lateral
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The muscular process is the point of attachment for
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? 4 intrinsic muscles
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The Muscular process forms the place of attachment for four intrinsic muscles of the?
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larynx is the place where the ___ process attaches the __ muscles
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the Vocal process serves as the attachment point for the?
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vocal folds attach with the ___ process
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the Vocal process serves a as an attachment for what ligament?
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the vocal ligament attaches to the __ process
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The Corniculate is an extension of the?
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extension of the arytenoids apex
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The arytenoids bumps are more ___?
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More medial bumps that are on the _
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Cuneiform is ___ the corniculate?
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the corniculate is above the___
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The cuneiform Adds support for the?
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aryepoglotic fold is supported by the
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Epiglottis Attaches to the hyoid bone via?
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the hyoepiglottic ligament helps to attach the ___ to the hyoid bone
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The epiglottis serves what purpose for speech?
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no purpose for speech is served by the __
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The __ helps to protect the airway form foreign objects?
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the epiglottis’s main purpose is to ___
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What makes a tube like structure?
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Membranes and ligaments make a __
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___ Connect the laryngeal cartilages and adjacent structures to make a tube like space?
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the membrains and cartilages connect ___ structures to make a ___ like space?
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The membranes make a tube like space with adjustable ____?
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constriction is what the __ like ___ can do because it is created by __
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what are the Extrinsic membranes/ligaments?
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thyrohyoid membrane. Hyoepiglottic ligament, and thyroepiglotic ligament
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the Thyrohyoid membrane attaches ___ cartilage to the __ ?
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Throid cartilage to the hyoid bone is attached by the ___ membrane
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___ Goes all the way around from the hyoid bone to the thyroid cartilage?
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thyrohyoid membrane goes from the __ to the __
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___ stretches across the space between the greater/major cornu of the hytoid bone and the latter portion of the thyroid cartilage?
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the thyohyoid membrane stretches across the ____ conu of the ___ to the ___ portion of the ___ cartilage
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Hyoepiglottic ligament attaches the?
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corpus attaches to the epiglottis via the __
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thyroepiglottic ligament attaches the __ to the ___?
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the thyroid is attaches to the epiglottis via the ___ ligament
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the inferior portion of the epiglottis attaches to the ___ portion of the thyroid just bellow the ____?
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the ___ portion of the epiglottis attaches the inner portion of the ____just bellow the thyroid notch
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What attachment is very close to the vocal fold attachment?
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the thyroepiglottic attachment os very close to where the ___ attachment is
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The cricotracheal membrain serves as the attachment point for?
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the trachea to the cricoids are attached by what membrane
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What are the Intrinsic membranes/ ligaments?
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fibroelastic membrane, aryepiglotic folds, quadrangular membrane, conus elastic, vocal ligament
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FIBROELASTIC MEMBRANE is a sheet that nearly covers all of the ___?
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the larynx is nearly all the way covered by a ___ membrane
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Superior portion of the fibroelastic membrane includes?
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aryepiglotic folds and quadrangular membrane make up the __ portion of the ____ membrane
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Aryepiglotic folds have a ___ slant to them?
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a downward slant is one of the main characteristics of the ____ folds
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___ Goes all the way to the aritnoids?
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the aryepiglotic folds go all the way to the ___
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Connective tissue that runs from the _____ to the ___ and then downward is the ___?
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The quadrangular membranes is ______ that runs _____ from the epaglotis to aritnoids toward the thyroid
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What connective tissue does not really attach to anything at the bottom __?
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the quadrangular membranes attach to what at the bottom
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What makes up the false vocal folds two words?
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Its free margin is what makes the false vocal folds
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Another name for the false vocal folds is the?
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ventricular vocal folds is another name for what
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What is superior to the true vocal folds?
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the false vocal folds are directly ___ to the true vocal folds
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What makes up the Inferior portion of the fibroelastic membrane?
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conus elasticus, vocal ligament make up the __ portion of the ___ membrane
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Conus elasticus is also known as the?
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___ Is also known as the cricothyriod membrane
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Upper free edge of the ___ fold over like the quadrangular membranes ?
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the conus elasticus folds over like the ____ membrains
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where are the true vocal folds?
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the conus elasticus is home to the ___ vocal folds
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the Vocal ligament is the __ layers of the true vocal folds?
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The inner layers of the ___ make up the true vocal folds (tvf)
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They TVF look like what in appearance?
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Yellow elastic tissue is what the __ look like
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__ serves as the anterior attachment point for the thyroid cartilage?
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the vocal ligament serves as a attachment point for the __ cartilage
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The vocal ligament attaches Posteriorly to the?
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vocal process of the arytenoids attaches posteriorly to the __
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Between the true and false vocal folds there is a space it is called
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? The ventricle is the space between the __ and the __
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The __ comes down to protect our airway?
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Epiglottis comes down to__
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Quadrangular membranes are ___ to the aryepiglotic fold?
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Inferior to the aryepiglotic fold are the ____ membrans
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