Cricoid Cartilage

Cricoid Cartilage

Question 1. Cricoid cartilage
Answer:

• Cricoid cartilage is shaped like a ring
• Cricoid cartilage encircles the larynx below the thyroid cartilage
• Narrow anterior part is called arch & broader posterior part is called lamina
• The inferior cornua of the thyroid cartilage articulates with the side of the cricoid cartilage at the junction of the arch & lamina

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Cricoid cartilage Attachments:

• Anterior part
  • Triangular cricothyroid
  • Tensor of vocal cord
• Anterolateral aspect
  • Lateral cricoarytenoid
  • Adductor of vocal cord
• Lamina
  • Posterior cricoarytenoid

Question 2. Intrinsic muscles of larynx (or) Cricothyroid muscle (or) Give origin, nerve supply & actions of Cricothyroid muscle
Answer:

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“Importance of studying the cricoid cartilage for medical students: Questions explained”

Question 3. Cartilages of larynx
Answer:

• Larynx contains 9 cartilages
• Unpaired – 3
  • Thyroid
  • Cricoid
  • Epiglottis
• Paired – 3
  • Arytenoid
  • Corniculate
  • Cuneiform

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