Larynx

Question 1

Location of the larynx

Answer 1

anterior part of the neck at C3-C6

Question 2

the larynx connects

Answer 2

the inf part of the parynx (oropharynx) with the trachea

Question 3

main functions of the larynx

Answer 3

voice production and guarding air passages

Question 4

cartilages of the larynx

Answer 4

Thyroid

Cricoid

Epiglottic

Arytenoid (bilateral)

Carniculate and cuniform

Question 5

Location of the thyroid cartilage

Answer 5

C4

Question 6

The thyroid cartilage has two _____ that are fused anteriorly in the median plane to form the:

Answer 6

Laminae

Laryngeal prominence (adam’s apple)

Question 7

superior thyrioid notch location

Answer 7

superior to the thyroid prominence

Question 8

what connects the thyroid cartilage with the hyoid bone?

Answer 8

thyrohyoid membrane

Question 9

what connects the cricoid cartilage to the inf margin of the thyroid cartilage

Answer 9

medial critothyroid ligament

Question 10

what connects the cricoid cartilage to the first tracheal ring

Answer 10

cricotracheal ligament

Question 11

the epiglottic cartilage consists of ____ cartilage, situated post to the ________ and ________ and anterior to the ____ ___.

Answer 11

elastic

root of the tongue

hyoid

laryngeal inlet

Question 12

Which end of the epiglottic cartilage is broad and free?

Which is tapered with the stalk of the epiglottis?

Answer 12

upper end

lower end

Question 13

location of the quadrangular membrane

Answer 13

extends between the lateral aspects of the arytenoid and epiglottic cartilages