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Which muscle constitutes the bulk of the tongue mass?
Which muscle constitutes the bulk of the tongue mass?
- Genioglossus (correct)
- Superior Pharyngeal Constrictor
- Tensor Veli Palatini
- Palatoglossal
What muscle is responsible for elevating the larynx and pharynx during swallowing and speaking?
What muscle is responsible for elevating the larynx and pharynx during swallowing and speaking?
- Salpingopharyngeus
- Lateral Cricoarytenoid
- Thyroepiglottic Muscle
- Stylopharyngeus (correct)
Which muscle is the only infrahyoid muscle that elevates the larynx?
Which muscle is the only infrahyoid muscle that elevates the larynx?
- Thyrohyoid (correct)
- Omohyoid
- Sternohyoid
- Sternothyroid
What muscle is replaced by a smooth muscle sheet that fills posterior gaps of the trachea?
What muscle is replaced by a smooth muscle sheet that fills posterior gaps of the trachea?
Which muscle is responsible for widening/abducting the glottis?
Which muscle is responsible for widening/abducting the glottis?
What muscle contracts to narrow/adduct the glottis?
What muscle contracts to narrow/adduct the glottis?
Which muscle overlaps the Superior Pharyngeus and Middle Pharyngeus muscles?
Which muscle overlaps the Superior Pharyngeus and Middle Pharyngeus muscles?
What muscle is responsible for relaxing to allow the soft palate to occlude the airway?
What muscle is responsible for relaxing to allow the soft palate to occlude the airway?
Which muscle is located at C6 and functions as the esophageal sphincter?
Which muscle is located at C6 and functions as the esophageal sphincter?
What muscle is responsible for opening the oropharynx?
What muscle is responsible for opening the oropharynx?
Which muscle contracts to widen the inlet of the larynx?
Which muscle contracts to widen the inlet of the larynx?
What muscle is responsible for narrowing the inlet of the larynx?
What muscle is responsible for narrowing the inlet of the larynx?
What is the primary muscle responsible for inspiration?
What is the primary muscle responsible for inspiration?
From which vertebrae do the crura of the diaphragm originate?
From which vertebrae do the crura of the diaphragm originate?
What causes the dome of the diaphragm to rise as high as the level of the 4th intercostal space at rest?
What causes the dome of the diaphragm to rise as high as the level of the 4th intercostal space at rest?
Which muscle can assist in inspiration by elevating the rib cage?
Which muscle can assist in inspiration by elevating the rib cage?
Which nerve descends vertically on the anterior scalene muscle?
Which nerve descends vertically on the anterior scalene muscle?
Which muscle depresses the ribs facilitating active expiration?
Which muscle depresses the ribs facilitating active expiration?
What causes the dome of the diaphragm to descend 2 spaces bilaterally when contracted?
What causes the dome of the diaphragm to descend 2 spaces bilaterally when contracted?
