SHS 310 TEST QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

SHS 310 TEST QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS

What are the three paired cartilages of the larynx? - Answer- 1-Arytenoid cartilage
2-Corniculate cartilage
3- cuneiform cartilage

What are the three unpaired cartilages of the larynx? - Answer- 1- cricoid cartilage
2- thyroid cartilage
3- Epiglottis

Which cartilage is the largest? - Answer- Thyroid cartilage

What is the structure of the thyroid cartilage? - Answer- opens in the back
goes around the vocal folds to protect the inner parts of the larynx

What is the name of the two quadrilateral plates of the thyroid cartilage? - Answer-
Thyroid laminae

The thyroid prominence marks the location for the_______? - Answer- adams apple

What are the posterior projections for the thyroid cartilage? - Answer- Superior horns
(cornua) and Inferior horns (cornua)

What is the purpose of the superior horns (cornua) of the thyroid cartilage? - Answer- to
hold up the hyoid bone

What is the purpose of the inferior horns (cornua) of the thyroid cartilage? - Answer- to
form a joint that connect the side facets of the cricoid cartilage

Where is the cricoid cartilage located? - Answer- Located immediately above the
uppermost tracheal ring

The ring shaped cartilage is the ______? - Answer- cricoid cartilage

Which cartilage forms the lower position of the laryngeal framework? - Answer- cricoid
cartilage

What are the two parts of the cricoid cartilage? - Answer- 1- Anterior arch (front): has
small articular facets on each side