The respiratory system - Upper respiratory tract - Larynx

Question 1

What is the purpose of the epiglottis and laryngeal inlet?

Answer 1

1. Prevents food from entering the trachea

2. Connect pharynx to the larynx

Question 2

Where can the larynx be located?

Answer 2

Adams apple ( laryngeal prominence)

Question 3

Trace the superior attachment to the larynx to the hyoid bone and the inferior attachment to the trachea.

What does the hyoid bone do?

Answer 3

Floating bone - attaches to muscle, tissue and helps to swallow

Question 4

What is unique about the hyoid bone?

Answer 4

Not attached to another bone - it floats

Question 5

What vertebral level does the hyoid bone lie?

Answer 5

C3