Netter's MCQs Chapter 16: The Larynx

Question 1

How many cartilages make up the larynx?

a: 3
b: 6
c: 9
d: 11

Answer 1

c: 9

Question 2

The larynx is located opposite which cervical vertebrae?

a: C1-C2
b: C2-C3
c: C3-C6
d: C6-C7

Answer 2

c: C3-C6

Question 3

Which is NOT a region of the larynx?

a: cervical
b: ventricle
c: vestibule
d: infraglottic

Answer 3

a: cervical

Question 4

Which structure is located inferior to the larynx?

a: trachea
b: platysma
c: lobes of the thyroid gland
d: anterior wall of the laryngopharynx

Answer 4

a: trachea

Question 5

Which is NOT a hyaline cartilage of the larynx?

a: cricoid
b: thyroid
c: arytenoid
d: cuneiform

Answer 5

d: cuneiform

Question 6

Which cartilage forms the framework of the true vocal cords?

a: cricoid
b: arytenoid
c: cuneiform minor
d: corniculate minor

Answer 6

b: arytenoid

Question 7

Which feature of the thyroid articulates with the cricoid?

a: inferior horn
b: superior horn
c: thyroid notch
d: lateral laminae

Answer 7

a: inferior horn

Question 8

Which is the superior portion of the laryngeal prominence?

a: superior horn
b: thyroid notch
c: lateral laminae
d: superior tubercle

Answer 8

b: thyroid notch

Question 9

Which is NOT an anatomic feature of the cricoid cartilage?

a: arch
b: apex
c: lamina
d: inferior border

Answer 9

b: apex

Question 10

Which feature of the cricoid cartilage articulates with the thyroid cartilage to form the cricothyroid joint?

a: arch
b: lamina
c: inferior border
d: superior border

Answer 10

c: inferior border

Question 11

The cricoarytenoid joint is formed by the articulation of the arytenoid cartilage with which feature of the cricoid cartilage?

a: arch
b: lamina
c: inferior border
d: superior border

Answer 11

d: superior border

Question 12

Each, EXCEPT one, is a process of the arytenoid cartilage. Which is the EXCEPTION?

a: apex
b: vocal
c: muscular
d: membrane

Answer 12

d: membrane

Question 13

The cricoarytenoid joint is formed as which feature of the arytenoid cartilage articulates with the cricoid?

a: base
b: apex process
c: vocal process
d: muscular process

Answer 13

a: base

Question 14

Which cartilage is located on the apex of the arytenoid cartilage?

a: cricoid
b: epiglottis
c: cuneiform
d: corniculate

Answer 14

d: corniculate

Question 15

Which cartilage does NOT help support the aryepiglottic fold?

a: thyroid
b: epiglottis
c: cuneiform
d: corniculate

Answer 15

a: thyroid

Question 16

Lobes of the thyroid gland form which relation of the larynx?

a: lateral
b: inferior
c: posterior
d: anterolateral

Answer 16

a: lateral

Question 17

The larynx connects which two structures of the neck?

a: thyroid and trachea
b: pharynx and trachea
c: tongue and epiglottis
d: oral cavity and thyroid

Answer 17

b: pharynx and trachea

Question 18

Which structure lies posterior to the larynx?

a: vallecula
b: carotid sheath
c: infrahyoid muscles
d: anterior wall of the laryngopharynx

Answer 18

d: anterior wall of the laryngopharynx

Question 19

The epiglottis is made of which type of cartilage?

a: elastic
b: fibrous
c: hyaline
d: articular

Answer 19

a: elastic