THE LARYNX

Question 1

Where does the larynx lie?

Answer 1

Opposite C3 to C6

Question 2

3 unpaired cartilages

Answer 2

Thyroid, epiglottic, cricoid

Question 3

3 paired cartilages

Answer 3

Arytenoid, corniculate, cueniform

Question 4

V shaped cartilage

Answer 4

Thyroid cartilage

Question 5

2 divisions of thyroid cartilage

Answer 5

Left and right thyroid laminae

Question 6

Median projection formed by anterior border of thyroid cartilage

Answer 6

Laryngeal prominence

Question 7

Separates the superior anterior borders of thyroid cartilage

Answer 7

Thyroid notch

Question 8

Prolonged surfaces upwards and downwards formed by posterior border of thyroid cartilage

Answer 8

Superior and inferior cornua

Question 9

Connects the superior cornua to the hyoid bone

Answer 9

Lateral thyrohyoid ligament

Question 10

Connects the inferior cornua to the cricoid cartilage

Answer 10

Cricothyroid joint

Question 11

Connects the thyroid cartilage to the cricoid in the median plane

Answer 11

Cornus elasticus

Question 12

Ring shaped cartilage

Answer 12

Cricoid cartilage

Question 13

Anterior part of cricoid

Answer 13

Arch

Question 14

Posterior part of cricoid

Answer 14

Lamina

Question 15

Leaf shaped cartilage

Answer 15

Epiglottic cartilage

Question 16

What connects the epiglottis to tongue

Answer 16

Medial glossoepiglottic fold

Question 17

What connects the epiglottis to the hyoid bone

Answer 17

Hyoepiglottic ligament

Question 18

Name the processes of arytenoid cartilage

Answer 18

Vocal and muscular process

Question 19

2 pyramid shaped cartilages

Answer 19

Arytenoid cartilage

Question 20

2 conical cartilages

Answer 20

Corniculate cartilage

Question 21

2 rod shaped cartilages lying at the aryepiglottic fold

Answer 21

Cueniform cartilage