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What is the function of the larynx?
What is the function of the larynx?
- Sound production (correct)
- Air filtration
- Blood circulation
- Food digestion
What covers the glottis during swallowing to prevent the entry of food into the larynx?
What covers the glottis during swallowing to prevent the entry of food into the larynx?
- Tonsils
- Epiglottis (correct)
- Lingual tonsils
- Adenoids
Where does the trachea divide into right and left primary bronchi?
Where does the trachea divide into right and left primary bronchi?
- At the level of the 3rd thoracic vertebra
- At the level of the 5th thoracic vertebra (correct)
- At the level of the 1st thoracic vertebra
- At the level of the 12th thoracic vertebra
What structure leads to the nasal chamber through the nasal passage?
What structure leads to the nasal chamber through the nasal passage?
What supports the trachea, primary, secondary, and tertiary bronchi, and initial bronchioles?
What supports the trachea, primary, secondary, and tertiary bronchi, and initial bronchioles?