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24 Cards in this Set
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entrance to lower respiratory tract
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larynx
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these are 3 functions of which organ: Control the air flow between the pharynx and the trachea, prevent food or fluid from getting into the trachea (and thus the lungs) upon swallowing, and produce the sound vibrations
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larynx
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voice box =
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larynx
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the following are 9 cartilages of which organ: thyroid, cricoid, 2 arytenoids, epiglottis, hyaline, 2 corniculate, and 2 cuneiform
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larynx
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Adam's apple =
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laryngeal prominence
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largest of larynx cartilages
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thyroid cartilage
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cartilage that is ring-shaped and makes up lower end of larynx
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cricoid cartilage
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what pair of larynx cartilages are located above the cricoid and attach to the vocal cords
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arytenoid cartilages
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2 pairs of strong connective tissue bands that are stretched across upper opening of larynx
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vocal cords
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name of the 2 pairs of vocal cords
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true and false
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false vocal cords =
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ventricular folds
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function of false vocal cords are/are not used in sound production
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are not
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which vocal cords vibrate to caused sound as air moves through them
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true vocal cords
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larynx opens at its lower end into the ...
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trachea (windpipe)
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trachea =
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windpipe
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cartilage which is a series of 16-20 C-shaped rings that make up the wall of trachea
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hyaline cartilage
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flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe when swallowing occurs, presenting food and liquids from entering trachea
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epiglottis
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windpipe covering =
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epiglottis
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small conical piece of flesh that hangs down from the posterior portion of the soft palate
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uvula
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remnant that is left as the soft palate forms during fetal development and serves no particular physiological purpose
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uvula
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minute, hairlike processes =
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cilia
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shield-shaped cartilage of larynx
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thyroid cartilage
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vocal cord cartilage
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arytenoid
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hairlike projection from surface of a cell
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cilium
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