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What is the airway to which the vocal cords are attached?
its from your esophagus
Where are the vocal cords fold are attached?
larnyx
What is the narrowest part of the adult airway the trachea or the larynx?
The ring of cricoid cartilage
Where does the upper airway or upper respiratory tract end?
some say the vocal cords (glottis) or others say a line of cartilage.
What protects the alveoli?
The upper airway : hairs in the nose, mucus in the trachea & bronchia, the vocal cords (turbulence drives dust to the outside if the air flow)
What is the narrowest portion of the airway in the adult larynx?
"The cricoid cartilage is the narrowest point of the airway in children younger than 5 years of age; in adults, the narrowest point is the glottis." (Morgan, Mikhail, & Murray. Clinical Anesthesiology 4th ed. p. 924)
What is the main reason for choking?
Any object that ends up in the airway will become stuck as the airway narrows. Many large objects get stuck just inside the trachea at the vocal cords. For adults, one of the main reasons for choking is chewed that isn't chewed properly (esp. swallowed whole)
What are the symptoms of vocal cord paralysis?
It's where at least one of your vocal cords can't move. It effects how you talk or sing. Your voice will be weak and airy.
How does the larynx help you?
The larynx has three functions. # It maintains an open airway # It acts as a switching mechanism to route air and food down the proper channels # Voice production (as it contains the vocal cords)
What is active airway?
An airway that is not blocked. If you can breathe easily, you have an active airway. If you are choking, you do not.
Can you drink and speak at the same time?
no No you can't, because when you drink, meaning to swallow, you automatically lock your airway (trachea). Now in order to form words and speak you have to blow out the air which makes the vocal cords swing and makes the sound come out. this can't happen as long as your airway is locked, just as you can't breath and drink at the same time.
The A of the primary survey stands for airway?
Airway
