WorksheetsLaryngeal cartilages and ligaments
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
The upper margin of the thyroid cartilage corresponds to which vertebral level?
C5
C6
C4
C3
The lower border of cricoid cartilage corresponds to which cervical vertebra?
C4
C5
C6
C7
The posterior cricoarytenoid muscle is attached to which part of the arytenoid cartilage?
Apex
Muscular process
Vocal process
Anterolateral surface
The lower margin of which structure forms the vestibular ligament?
Quadrate membrane
Conus elasticus
Thyrohyoid membrane
Cricotracheal membrane
The upper margin of which structure forms the vocal ligament?
Quadrate membrane
Cricovocal membrane
Thyrohyoid membrane
Cricotracheal ligament
The (a) cartilage is the only cartilage that forms a complete ring around the larynx
Which of the following structures pierce the thyrohyoid membrane?
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Internal laryngeal nerve
Superior laryngeal vessels
Inferior laryngeal vessels
Which of the following cartilage tends to calcify as age advances?
Cricoid
Epiglottis
Cuneiform
Corniculate
Which are the parts articulating at the cricothyroid joint?
Angle of thyroid
Side of cricoid
Midline of anterior arch of cricoid
Inferior horn of thyroid
The skeleton of the larynx consists of _______ (number of) paired and ____________ unpaired cartilages
(a)
