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where does the common carotid artery bifurcate?
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at the level of the superior horn of the thyroid cartilage
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location of thyrohyoid membrane
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between thyroid and hyoid bone, deep to thyrohyoid muscle
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superior laryngeal nerve comes from
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vagus nerve (CN X)
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superior laryngeal nerve splits into
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internal and external branches as it emerges from behind the carotid bifurcation
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internal branch of superior laryngeal nerve does this
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sensory innervation of larynx
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recurrent (inferior) laryngeal nerve does this
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motor innervation to the muscles of the larynx (vocal cords, etc)
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where does superior laryngeal artery come from?
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superior thyroid artery
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what enters larynx through hole in thyrohyoid membrane?
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superior laryngeal artery and internal branch of superior laryngeal nerve
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location of cricoid cartilage
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inferior to thyroid cartilage
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where is cricothyroid ligament located?
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inferior to thyroid cartilage, between thyroid and cricoid cartilages
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how can one access the airway in extreme cases of airway obstruction?
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if Heimlich fails, can insert a needle through cricothyroid ligament to access airway
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what is a cricothyrotomy?
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when a needle is inserted through the cricothyroid ligament
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what are autoimmune diseases of the thyroid?
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Graves and Hashimotos
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who suffers most from autoimmune diseases, in general, and of the thyroid?
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women
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other autoimmune disease
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lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis (MS)
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