MEDIVEERSETHE PRACTICAL HUB
Locate epiglottis on this anatomical reference. Read the original plate labels to confirm the view and adjacent structures.
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larynx: labelled anatomical figure. Original source colours and labels retained.
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Arytenoid cartilages
Understand what you see.
Position the vocal folds during breathing and phonation.
Zoom into the original labels. Practise pointing out each structure, then explain it aloud. Diagrams are teaching references; specimen appearance and slide staining vary.
How to recognise it.
- Paired pyramidal cartilages on cricoid lamina
- Each bears vocal and muscular processes
- Rotate and glide at cricoarytenoid joints
Point them out.
Tap a number to open its reference, zoom in and locate the structure. Numbers stay the same across views. This key follows landmarks visible in the reference images.
Think first. Then reveal.
Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.
Examiner-style prompts: identify the structure, explain its relations, then answer the applied follow-up. These are revision questions, not authenticated past papers.
01Identify arytenoid cartilages and give its main role.+
Paired pyramidal cartilages on cricoid lamina. Each bears vocal and muscular processes. Rotate and glide at cricoarytenoid joints. Position the vocal folds during breathing and phonation.
02Where does the vocal ligament attach posteriorly?+
To the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage.
03Which muscle abducts the vocal folds?+
Posterior cricoarytenoid; it acts on the muscular process to rotate the arytenoid.
04Point out three important relations and explain their significance.+
Vocal process: vocal ligament; Muscular process: muscle attachment; Base: cricoarytenoid joint. Position the vocal folds during breathing and phonation. Use the reference plate to locate the region; the relationship map organises the associations and is not drawn to scale.
Read the references.
Credited anatomical plates, microscopy and university teaching references. Individual image credits appear below the viewer. Historical plates can use older terminology; use the lesson text for current names.