Netter's MCQs Chapter 16: The Larynx Flashcards
How many cartilages make up the larynx?
a: 3
b: 6
c: 9
d: 11
c: 9
The larynx is located opposite which cervical vertebrae?
a: C1-C2
b: C2-C3
c: C3-C6
d: C6-C7
c: C3-C6
Which is NOT a region of the larynx?
a: cervical
b: ventricle
c: vestibule
d: infraglottic
a: cervical
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: trachea
Which is NOT a hyaline cartilage of the larynx?
a: cricoid
b: thyroid
c: arytenoid
d: cuneiform
d: cuneiform
Which cartilage forms the framework of the true vocal cords?
a: cricoid
b: arytenoid
c: cuneiform minor
d: corniculate minor
b: arytenoid
Which feature of the thyroid articulates with the cricoid?
a: inferior horn
b: superior horn
c: thyroid notch
d: lateral laminae
a: inferior horn
Which is the superior portion of the laryngeal prominence?
a: superior horn
b: thyroid notch
c: lateral laminae
d: superior tubercle
b: thyroid notch
Which is NOT an anatomic feature of the cricoid cartilage?
a: arch
b: apex
c: lamina
d: inferior border
b: apex
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
c: inferior border
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
d: superior border
Each, EXCEPT one, is a process of the arytenoid cartilage. Which is the EXCEPTION?
a: apex
b: vocal
c: muscular
d: membrane
d: membrane
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: base
Which cartilage is located on the apex of the arytenoid cartilage?
a: cricoid
b: epiglottis
c: cuneiform
d: corniculate
d: corniculate
Which cartilage does NOT help support the aryepiglottic fold?
a: thyroid
b: epiglottis
c: cuneiform
d: corniculate
a: thyroid