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Laryngeal Cartilages

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I am a ring-shaped cartilage that forms the base of the larynx

a)

cricoid

b)

thyroid

c)

epiglottis

d)

arytenoids

2.

The true vocal folds attach to my internal angle

a)

epiglottis

b)

thyroid cartilage

c)

arytenoids

d)

vocal process

3.

I am the only cartilage listed that is paired

a)

corniculate

b)

thyroid

c)

cricoid

d)

hyoid

4.

I serve a protective function for the airway

a)

cuneiform

b)

cricoid

c)

epiglottis

d)

thyroid

5.

I am a bone

a)

epiglottis

b)

cricoid

c)

arytenoid

d)

hyoid

6.

I am a cartilage made of elastin instead of hyaline, so I stay flexible with age and continue to protect the airway

a)

hyoid

b)

cricoid

c)

epiglottis

d)

arytenoid

7.

I am found in the subglottic subsite

a)

cricoid

b)

false vocal folds

c)

true vocal folds

d)

arytenoids

8.

I am found in the supraglottic space

a)

arytenoids

b)

epiglottis

c)

ventricles

d)

all of these

9.

The joint where the cricoid and the thyroid articulate is called the...

a)

cricothyroid joint

b)

cricoarytenoid joint

c)

thyrohyoid joint

d)

larry inks joint

10.

The arytenoid cartilages articulate with the...

a)

epiglottis

b)

trachea

c)

cricoid cartilage

d)

thyroid cartilage

11.

The epiglottis attaches to the...

a)

arytenoid cartilages

b)

internal angle of the thyroid cartilage

c)

true vocal folds

d)

cricoid cartilage

12.

#1 is...

a)

cricoid cartilage

b)

hyoid bone

c)

epiglottis

d)

thyroid cartilage

13.

#3 is...

a)

arytenoid cartilage

b)

corniculate cartilage

c)

cuneiform cartilage

d)

vocal fold

14.

#7 is...

a)

the epiglottis

b)

the thyroid cartilage

c)

the esophagus

d)

the trachea

15.

#5 is...

a)

thyroid gland

b)

thyroid cartilage

c)

cricoid cartilage

d)

laryngeal prominence

16.

#2 is...

a)

aryepiglottic fold

b)

epiglottis

c)

artyenoid

d)

cricoid

17.

#6 is...

a)

thyroid cartilage

b)

cricoid cartilage

c)

epiglottis

d)

hyoid

18.

The true vocal fold attaches to the _______ of the arytenoid cartilage

a)

apex

b)

internal angle

c)

muscular process

d)

vocal process