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What is the laryngeal prominence also known as?
What is the laryngeal prominence also known as?
- Thyroid angle
- Cricoid cartilage
- Vocal folds
- Adam's apple (correct)
At what level are the vocal folds located?
At what level are the vocal folds located?
- At the level of the middle of the laryngeal prominence (correct)
- At the level of the thyroid cartilage
- Below the cricoid cartilage
- Above the laryngeal prominence
What can be felt inferior to the laryngeal prominence at the level of the C6 vertebra?
What can be felt inferior to the laryngeal prominence at the level of the C6 vertebra?
- Cricoid cartilage (correct)
- Vocal folds
- Cricothyroid ligament
- Thyroid cartilage
What is the site for a needle cricothyrotomy or coniotomy?
What is the site for a needle cricothyrotomy or coniotomy?
Why does the fingertip sink in after passing over the arch of the cricoid cartilage?
Why does the fingertip sink in after passing over the arch of the cricoid cartilage?
What is palpable and frequently visible, formed by the meeting of the laminae of the thyroid cartilage at an acute angle in the anterior midline?
What is palpable and frequently visible, formed by the meeting of the laminae of the thyroid cartilage at an acute angle in the anterior midline?
Which landmark indicates the level of the C6 vertebra?
Which landmark indicates the level of the C6 vertebra?
What procedure involves an incision through the skin and cricothyroid membrane and insertion of a small tracheostomy tube into the trachea?
What procedure involves an incision through the skin and cricothyroid membrane and insertion of a small tracheostomy tube into the trachea?
What is the normal consistency of a perfectly normal thyroid gland?
What is the normal consistency of a perfectly normal thyroid gland?
Which artery primarily supplies the anterosuperior aspect of the thyroid gland?
Which artery primarily supplies the anterosuperior aspect of the thyroid gland?
In what percentage of people is a small thyroid ima artery present?
In what percentage of people is a small thyroid ima artery present?
What is the purpose of cricothyrotomy in extreme emergency cases?
What is the purpose of cricothyrotomy in extreme emergency cases?
Which muscle covers the inferior part of the trachea in infants and children?
Which muscle covers the inferior part of the trachea in infants and children?
What does a transverse incision through the skin of the neck and anterior wall of the trachea establish in patients with upper airway obstruction or respiratory failure?
What does a transverse incision through the skin of the neck and anterior wall of the trachea establish in patients with upper airway obstruction or respiratory failure?
Which gland lies immediately inferior to the cricoid cartilage and extends approximately 1.25 cm on either side of the midline?
Which gland lies immediately inferior to the cricoid cartilage and extends approximately 1.25 cm on either side of the midline?
What are palpable and visible, especially when the neck is flexed?
What are palpable and visible, especially when the neck is flexed?
What makes it easy to cut through its posterior wall and damage the esophagus in infants?
What makes it easy to cut through its posterior wall and damage the esophagus in infants?
Which vessel runs superomedially posterior to the carotid sheaths to reach the posterior aspect of the thyroid gland?
Which vessel runs superomedially posterior to the carotid sheaths to reach the posterior aspect of the thyroid gland?
Which artery ensures the blood supply to the thyroid gland and provides potential collateral circulation between the subclavian and external carotid arteries?
Which artery ensures the blood supply to the thyroid gland and provides potential collateral circulation between the subclavian and external carotid arteries?
In approximately what percentage of people does the small unpaired thyroid ima artery arise from the brachiocephalic trunk?
In approximately what percentage of people does the small unpaired thyroid ima artery arise from the brachiocephalic trunk?
Which veins drain the superior poles of the thyroid gland and accompany the superior thyroid arteries?
Which veins drain the superior poles of the thyroid gland and accompany the superior thyroid arteries?
Where do the middle thyroid veins drain into?
Where do the middle thyroid veins drain into?
Which structure serves as the main inspiratory sphincter of the larynx when tightly closed?
Which structure serves as the main inspiratory sphincter of the larynx when tightly closed?
What is the function of the vestibular folds?
What is the function of the vestibular folds?
Which nerve is at risk of injury during neck surgery near the inferior pole of the thyroid gland?
Which nerve is at risk of injury during neck surgery near the inferior pole of the thyroid gland?
What is the usual sign of unilateral recurrent nerve injury?
What is the usual sign of unilateral recurrent nerve injury?
What may occur as a result of bruising the recurrent laryngeal nerves during surgery or from pressure of accumulated blood and serous exudate after the operation?
What may occur as a result of bruising the recurrent laryngeal nerves during surgery or from pressure of accumulated blood and serous exudate after the operation?
What is the role of vocal folds in sound production?
What is the role of vocal folds in sound production?
Which structure makes up the vocal apparatus of the larynx along with rima glottidis?
Which structure makes up the vocal apparatus of the larynx along with rima glottidis?
What can occur as a result of an injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve?
What can occur as a result of an injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve?
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