Anatomy of the Larynx
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What is the function of the larynx?

  • To facilitate swallowing
  • To regulate breathing rate
  • To produce sound
  • To act as a valve and produce sound (correct)

    • Where is the larynx located?

  • In the midline of the neck (correct)
  • In the midline of the pelvis
  • In the midline of the thorax
  • In the midline of the abdomen

    • What type of structure is the larynx?

  • A solid cartilaginous structure
  • A hollow musculoligamentous structure (correct)
  • A hollow fibrous structure
  • A hollow bony structure

    • What is the function of the extrinsic muscles that attach to the larynx?

    <p>To move the larynx up and down and forward and backward</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the unpaired cartilage of the larynx?

    <p>Thyroid cartilage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the larynx during swallowing?

    <p>It moves upward and forward</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the shape of the cricoid cartilage?

    <p>Signet-ring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the shape of the arytenoid cartilage?

    <p>Pyramidal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the attachment point of the epiglottis?

    <p>Back of the thyroid cartilage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the angle between the two laminae of the thyroid cartilage in men?

    <p>90°</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What articulates with the superior facet of the quadrate lamina of the cricoid cartilage?

    <p>Base of the arytenoid cartilage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the shape of the thyroid cartilage?

    <p>Open book</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the location of the cuneiform cartilage?

    <p>Above the corniculate cartilage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What connects the cartilages of the larynx to each other?

    <p>A group of joints, muscles, and membranes and ligaments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the membrane that has a free upper border attached between the back of the angle of the thyroid cartilage and the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage?

    <p>Cricothyroid membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the direction of the inlet of the larynx?

    <p>Upwards and backwards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the boundaries of the inlet of the larynx?

    <p>Anterior: Upper edge of the epiglottis, On each side: Aryepiglottic folds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many cricothyroid joints are present in the larynx?

    <p>One on each side</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the space between the 2 true vocal cords?

    <p>Rima glottidis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following muscles closes the laryngeal inlet?

    <p>Interarytenoid (transverse&amp;oblique)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the upper free margin of the cricothyroid membrane?

    <p>Vocal folds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the area between the inlet and the vestibular folds?

    <p>Vestibule of the larynx</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where do the vocal folds extend from?

    <p>Between the angle of the thyroid cartilage and the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the lower free margin of the quadrate membrane on each side?

    <p>Vestibular folds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is responsible for opening the laryngeal inlet?

    <p>Elastic recoil of the epiglottis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which artery supplies the larynx above the vocal cords?

    <p>Superior laryngeal artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which nerve is responsible for the sensory supply of the larynx above the vocal cords?

    <p>Internal laryngeal nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the mechanism of voice production in the larynx?

    <p>Vibration of the vocal cords due to the passage of jets of air</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which muscle is responsible for the movement of the cricothyroid joints?

    <p>Cricothyroid muscle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nerve supply of the larynx?

    <p>Branches of the vagus nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

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