Intermediate Epiglottis Quiz
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Q1. Which folds connect the tongue to the epiglottis?
- Aryepiglottic and vocal folds
- Palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal folds
- Vestibular and vocal folds
- Median and lateral glossoepiglottic folds
Q2. What are the depressions between the glossoepiglottic folds called?
- Valleculae
- Choanae
- Piriform recesses
- Laryngeal ventricles
Q3. Which folds extend from the lateral margins of the epiglottis toward the arytenoid region?
- Vocal folds
- Vestibular folds
- Aryepiglottic folds
- Glossoepiglottic folds
Q4. Which membrane is associated with the structural core of the aryepiglottic fold?
- Median cricothyroid ligament
- Cricotracheal ligament
- Conus elasticus
- Quadrangular membrane
Q5. Which small cartilages lie within the aryepiglottic folds?
- Tracheal cartilages
- Cuneiform cartilages
- Thyroid cartilages
- Cricoid cartilages
Q6. Which nerve provides the major sensory innervation to the laryngeal mucosa around the epiglottic side of the laryngeal inlet?
- Internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve
- Hypoglossal nerve
- External branch of the superior laryngeal nerve
- Recurrent laryngeal nerve below the vocal folds
Q7. Which cranial nerve carries the superior laryngeal nerve?
- Vagus nerve
- Accessory nerve
- Glossopharyngeal nerve
- Facial nerve
Q8. What happens to the larynx during swallowing that assists epiglottic airway protection?
- It elevates and moves anteriorly
- It descends and moves posteriorly
- It remains fixed while the trachea rotates
- It moves laterally toward the carotid sheath
Q9. Which surface of the epiglottis faces the laryngeal cavity?
- Anterior lingual surface
- Inferior tracheal surface
- Posterior laryngeal surface
- Lateral pharyngeal surface only
Q10. What is an important structural feature of epiglottic elastic cartilage?
- It lacks elastic fibers
- It is normally ossified in childhood
- It is flexible and resilient
- It forms a rigid complete ring