Question

Predict what would happen if the muscles that control structures in the larynx became paralyzed

Answer 1

When the nerves of these muscles become weak (paretic) or paralyzed, the muscles relax, and the cartilages tend to collapse inwards resulting in laryngeal paralysis.The intrinsic muscles of the larynx function to move the vocal cartilages and control tension. They are innervated by the vagus nerve