Netter's MCQs Chapter 16: The Larynx Flashcards

1
Q

How many cartilages make up the larynx?

a: 3
b: 6
c: 9
d: 11

A

c: 9

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2
Q

The larynx is located opposite which cervical vertebrae?

a: C1-C2
b: C2-C3
c: C3-C6
d: C6-C7

A

c: C3-C6

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3
Q

Which is NOT a region of the larynx?

a: cervical
b: ventricle
c: vestibule
d: infraglottic

A

a: cervical

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4
Q

Which structure is located inferior to the larynx?

a: trachea
b: platysma
c: lobes of the thyroid gland
d: anterior wall of the laryngopharynx

A

a: trachea

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5
Q

Which is NOT a hyaline cartilage of the larynx?

a: cricoid
b: thyroid
c: arytenoid
d: cuneiform

A

d: cuneiform

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6
Q

Which cartilage forms the framework of the true vocal cords?

a: cricoid
b: arytenoid
c: cuneiform minor
d: corniculate minor

A

b: arytenoid

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7
Q

Which feature of the thyroid articulates with the cricoid?

a: inferior horn
b: superior horn
c: thyroid notch
d: lateral laminae

A

a: inferior horn

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8
Q

Which is the superior portion of the laryngeal prominence?

a: superior horn
b: thyroid notch
c: lateral laminae
d: superior tubercle

A

b: thyroid notch

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9
Q

Which is NOT an anatomic feature of the cricoid cartilage?

a: arch
b: apex
c: lamina
d: inferior border

A

b: apex

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10
Q

Which feature of the cricoid cartilage articulates with the thyroid cartilage to form the cricothyroid joint?

a: arch
b: lamina
c: inferior border
d: superior border

A

c: inferior border

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11
Q

The cricoarytenoid joint is formed by the articulation of the arytenoid cartilage with which feature of the cricoid cartilage?

a: arch
b: lamina
c: inferior border
d: superior border

A

d: superior border

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12
Q

Each, EXCEPT one, is a process of the arytenoid cartilage. Which is the EXCEPTION?

a: apex
b: vocal
c: muscular
d: membrane

A

d: membrane

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13
Q

The cricoarytenoid joint is formed as which feature of the arytenoid cartilage articulates with the cricoid?

a: base
b: apex process
c: vocal process
d: muscular process

A

a: base

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14
Q

Which cartilage is located on the apex of the arytenoid cartilage?

a: cricoid
b: epiglottis
c: cuneiform
d: corniculate

A

d: corniculate

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15
Q

Which cartilage does NOT help support the aryepiglottic fold?

a: thyroid
b: epiglottis
c: cuneiform
d: corniculate

A

a: thyroid

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16
Q

Lobes of the thyroid gland form which relation of the larynx?

a: lateral
b: inferior
c: posterior
d: anterolateral

A

a: lateral

17
Q

The larynx connects which two structures of the neck?

a: thyroid and trachea
b: pharynx and trachea
c: tongue and epiglottis
d: oral cavity and thyroid

A

b: pharynx and trachea

18
Q

Which structure lies posterior to the larynx?

a: vallecula
b: carotid sheath
c: infrahyoid muscles
d: anterior wall of the laryngopharynx

A

d: anterior wall of the laryngopharynx

19
Q

The epiglottis is made of which type of cartilage?

a: elastic
b: fibrous
c: hyaline
d: articular

A

a: elastic