2013A08 Draw a diagramme of the larynx, as it would be seen at direct laryngoscopy. Label the important anatomical structures.

 

List:

1.      Trachea and rings

2.      True vocal folds (glottis)

3.      False vocal folds = ventricular folds

4.      Laryngeal ventricle

5.      Anterior commissure

6.      Epiglottis

7.      Posterior commissure

8.      Arytenoids

9.      Corniculate tubercle

10.   Cuneiform tubercle

11.   Quadrangular membrane

12.   Aryepiglottic fold

13.   Median glossoepiglottic ligament

14.   Base of tongue

15.   Piriform fossa

16.   Oesophagus