Anatomy of the Larynx Quiz

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What is the main function of the small intestine?

Storage of bile

Secretion of enzymes

Absorption of nutrients

Digestion of nutrients (correct)

Which part of the intestine has a wider lumen and lacks villi?

Duodenum

Blind caecum

Jejunum

Colon (correct)

To which part of the intestine do both the pancreatic and bile ducts open into?

Colon

Blind caecum

Jejunum

Duodenum (correct)

What connects the small intestine to the dorsal abdominal wall?

Mesentery Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a part of the large intestine?

Jejunum Signup and view all the answers

What are the non-glandular compartments in ruminants known as?

Forestomach Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the ruminant stomach is similar to the simple stomach in other species?

Abomasum Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of the simple stomach in horses?

C-shaped Signup and view all the answers

Where is the greater curvature of the simple stomach located?

Attachment site for the greater omentum Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the stomach has the cardiac opening?

Abomasum Signup and view all the answers

What is the largest cartilage of the larynx?

Thyroid cartilage Signup and view all the answers

Which cartilage of the larynx articulates with the hyoid bone?

Thyroid cartilage Signup and view all the answers

In which species is the epiglottis more rounded?

Pig Signup and view all the answers

What is the rostral process of the thyroid cartilage separated from in horses?

The plate Signup and view all the answers

Which cartilages participate in forming the walls of the larynx?

Arytenoid cartilages and cricoid cartilage Signup and view all the answers

Which cartilage of the larynx is the free apex pointed rostrally?

Median epiglottic cartilage Signup and view all the answers

What is the innervation pattern of the cricothyroid muscle?

External branch of the cranial laryngeal nerve Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve supplies motor innervation to most intrinsic laryngeal muscles except the cricothyroid muscle?

Tracheal nerve Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the external branch of the cranial laryngeal nerve?

Innervates the constrictors of the pharynx Signup and view all the answers

What structures are supplied by the cranial thyroids artery muscular branch?

Laryngeal muscles Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve innervates the mucosa of the larynx?

Cranial laryngeal nerve internal branch Signup and view all the answers

What structures bridge the space left by the tracheal cartilages not meeting dorsally?

Transverse tracheal muscle and connective tissue Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the pharynx?

Serving as a common passageway for the digestive and respiratory systems Signup and view all the answers

What divides the rostral portion of the pharynx into dorsal and ventral portions?

Soft palate Signup and view all the answers

Where does the laryngopharynx extend to?

Entrance of the esophagus and larynx Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the caudal nares in the pharynx?

Osseous opening between caudal nasal cavity and nasopharynx Signup and view all the answers

In horses, why is it said that they exclusively breathe through their nose?

Presence of a long soft palate Signup and view all the answers

Where is the laryngeal opening found?

Larynx Signup and view all the answers