Matching Pairs Laryngeal structuresOnline version This matching game will allow you to match the appropriate laryngeal structure to its definition or image. by Michelle Bretl 1 Interarytenoid muscles 2 Arytenoid cartilage 3 Cricothyroid muscle 4 Cricoid cartilage 5 Corniculate cartilage 6 Lateral cricoarytenoid muscle 7 Thyroid cartilage 8 Epiglottis 9 Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle 10 Hyoid bone 11 Cuneiform cartilage 12 Thyroarytenoid muscle Shaped like a fan, originates along the arch of the cricoid cartilage and inserts into the muscular process of the arytenoids, causing the vocal folds to adduct on contraction Originates along the arch of the cricoid cartilage and inserts into the lower margin of the thyroid cartilage, pulling downward and forward on the thyroid cartilage to lengthen the vocal folds Leaf-shaped, superior part of larynx, located posterior to the hyoid bone and base of tongue Originates on the posterior surface of the cricoid and courses up and forward to insert into the muscular process of the arytenoids, abducting the vocal folds when contracting Paired and small, rod-shaped elastic cartilages found within the aryepiglottic fold Two types of fibers, transverse fibers and oblique fibers, following two courses to originate from one arytenoid cartilage and insert in the opposite arytenoid cartilage Paired and mounted on the top of the arytenoid cartilages Serves to shorten the vocal folds when it contracts, originating on the inner surface of the thyroid cartilage and inserting into the muscular process of the arytenoid cartilage
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