Beginner Glottis Quiz

Q1. What structures together constitute the glottis?

• The epiglottis and aryepiglottic folds
• The cricoid cartilage and trachea
• The true vocal folds and rima glottidis
• The vestibular folds and laryngeal ventricle

Q2. What is the rima glottidis?

• The inlet of the larynx
• The opening between the true vocal folds
• The opening of the laryngeal ventricle
• The space between the vestibular folds

Q3. Which folds form the principal boundaries of the glottic opening?

• Aryepiglottic folds
• True vocal folds
• Pharyngoepiglottic folds
• Vestibular folds

Q4. Which cartilage provides the anterior attachment of the vocal folds?

• First tracheal cartilage
• Corniculate cartilage
• Epiglottic cartilage
• Thyroid cartilage

Q5. Which cartilages provide the posterior attachment of the vocal folds?

• Hyoid bone
• Arytenoid cartilages
• Cuneiform cartilages
• Corniculate cartilages only

Q6. What happens to the rima glottidis during quiet inspiration?

• It closes completely
• It widens
• It remains fixed in the phonatory position
• It is covered by the epiglottis

Q7. What happens to the vocal folds during normal phonation?

• They become completely relaxed and widely separated
• They move into the laryngeal ventricle
• They are adducted
• They are maximally abducted

Q8. Which intrinsic laryngeal muscle is the principal abductor of the vocal folds?

• Thyroarytenoid
• Posterior cricoarytenoid
• Transverse arytenoid
• Lateral cricoarytenoid

Q9. Which nerve provides motor innervation to the posterior cricoarytenoid?

• Glossopharyngeal nerve
• Internal laryngeal nerve
• Recurrent laryngeal nerve
• Hypoglossal nerve

Q10. Which statement best describes the glottis?

• It is identical to the entire laryngeal cavity
• It comprises the true vocal folds and the opening between them
• It consists only of the epiglottis
• It is the space between the false vocal folds