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What is the posterior point of attachment for the true vocal folds?
What is the posterior point of attachment for the true vocal folds?
- hyoid bone
- cricoid arch
- thyroid angle
- arytenoid cartilage (correct)
Which of the following is NOT a type of laryngeal fold?
Which of the following is NOT a type of laryngeal fold?
- Arytenoid folds (correct)
- Glossoepiglottic folds
- True vocal folds
- False vocal folds
What is the main difference between true and false vocal folds?
What is the main difference between true and false vocal folds?
- Their size
- Their function
- Their structure (correct)
- Their location
What is the name of the space between the true and false vocal folds?
What is the name of the space between the true and false vocal folds?
Which of the following is attached to the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage?
Which of the following is attached to the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage?
What is the function of the true vocal folds?
What is the function of the true vocal folds?
Which of the following structures are situated above the level of true vocal folds?
Which of the following structures are situated above the level of true vocal folds?
What is the direction of the laryngeal inlet?
What is the direction of the laryngeal inlet?
At which level is the highest part of the epiglottis situated?
At which level is the highest part of the epiglottis situated?
What is the shape of the thyroid cartilage?
What is the shape of the thyroid cartilage?
What is the name of the joint formed by the articulation of the cricoid cartilage and the arytenoid cartilage?
What is the name of the joint formed by the articulation of the cricoid cartilage and the arytenoid cartilage?
Which of the following is NOT a part of the larynx?
Which of the following is NOT a part of the larynx?
What is the attachment site of the lower end of the epiglottis?
What is the attachment site of the lower end of the epiglottis?
Which arch is the cricoid cartilage derived from?
Which arch is the cricoid cartilage derived from?
What is the shape of the cricoid cartilage?
What is the shape of the cricoid cartilage?
What lies posterior to the larynx?
What lies posterior to the larynx?
What is the name of the muscle that abducts the vocal cords?
What is the name of the muscle that abducts the vocal cords?
Which muscle makes up the bulk of the vocal cords?
Which muscle makes up the bulk of the vocal cords?
What is the function of the interarytenoid muscle?
What is the function of the interarytenoid muscle?
Which muscle is responsible for phonation?
Which muscle is responsible for phonation?
What is the name of the space between the vocal cords?
What is the name of the space between the vocal cords?
Which muscle is an extrinsic muscle that moves the larynx as a whole?
Which muscle is an extrinsic muscle that moves the larynx as a whole?
What is the function of the adductor muscles?
What is the function of the adductor muscles?
Which muscle is a tensor of the vocal cords?
Which muscle is a tensor of the vocal cords?
