Beginner Larynx Quiz
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Q1. What are the three principal functions of the larynx?
- Mastication, taste, and smell
- Airway maintenance, airway protection, and phonation
- Swallowing, digestion, and absorption
- Hearing, balance, and phonation
Q2. Between which structures is the larynx positioned in the respiratory pathway?
- Oral cavity and esophagus
- Nasal cavity and oral cavity
- Pharynx and trachea
- Trachea and main bronchi
Q3. Which laryngeal cartilage forms a complete ring around the airway?
- Cricoid cartilage
- Epiglottis
- Thyroid cartilage
- Arytenoid cartilage
Q4. Which cartilage forms most of the anterior and lateral framework of the larynx?
- Thyroid cartilage
- Cuneiform cartilage
- Corniculate cartilage
- Arytenoid cartilage
Q5. Which paired cartilages are most directly responsible for repositioning the vocal folds?
- Triticeal cartilages
- Corniculate cartilages
- Arytenoid cartilages
- Cuneiform cartilages
Q6. What is the superior opening of the larynx called?
- Laryngeal inlet
- Laryngeal ventricle
- Rima glottidis
- Vallecula
Q7. What opening lies between the true vocal folds?
- Rima glottidis
- Laryngeal inlet
- Choana
- Piriform recess
Q8. Which muscle is the only abductor of the vocal folds?
- Cricothyroid
- Lateral cricoarytenoid
- Posterior cricoarytenoid
- Transverse arytenoid
Q9. Which nerve supplies most intrinsic muscles of the larynx?
- Internal laryngeal nerve
- Hypoglossal nerve
- Glossopharyngeal nerve
- Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Q10. Which muscle is supplied by the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve?
- Posterior cricoarytenoid
- Transverse arytenoid
- Vocalis
- Cricothyroid