Laryngeal Anatomy Quiz

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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?

Arytenoid folds (correct)

Glossoepiglottic folds

True vocal folds

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?

Ventricle Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is attached to the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage?

Vocal ligament Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the true vocal folds?

They form the upper boundary of the conus elasticus Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following structures are situated above the level of true vocal folds?

False vocal folds Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of the laryngeal inlet?

Oblique and posteriorly directed Signup and view all the answers

At which level is the highest part of the epiglottis situated?

Level of 3rd cervical vertebra Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of the thyroid cartilage?

Quadrangular Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the joint formed by the articulation of the cricoid cartilage and the arytenoid cartilage?

Cricoarytenoid joint Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a part of the larynx?

Hyoid bone Signup and view all the answers

What is the attachment site of the lower end of the epiglottis?

Inner surface of the thyroid cartilage Signup and view all the answers

Which arch is the cricoid cartilage derived from?

6th arch Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of the cricoid cartilage?

Signet ring Signup and view all the answers

What lies posterior to the larynx?

Hypopharynx Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the muscle that abducts the vocal cords?

Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle makes up the bulk of the vocal cords?

Thyroarytenoid muscle Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the interarytenoid muscle?

Extends from one arytenoid to the other Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle is responsible for phonation?

Cricothyroid muscle Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the space between the vocal cords?

Glottis Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle is an extrinsic muscle that moves the larynx as a whole?

Mylohyoid muscle Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the adductor muscles?

To close the glottis Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle is a tensor of the vocal cords?

Vocalis muscle Signup and view all the answers