These are composed of a ring of connective tissue and muscle extending from the tips of the arytenoid cartilages to the epiglottis. They separate the laryngeal vestibule from the pharynx and help preserve the airway.

GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	Ventricular folds
B	True vocal folds
C	Lamina Propria
D	Aryepiglottic folds

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The thyroarytenoid ligaments extend from the external part of the arytenoid cartilages to the middle part of the thyroid cartilage and subdivide into the superior ligament that sits next to superior vocal cords, and the inferior ligament that sits on the inferior vocal cords.

Detailed explanation-2: -The cricoid cartilage is a hyaline cartilage ring which fully encircles the trachea and composes the inferior-most boundary of the laryngeal skeleton. The term “cricoid, ‘’ (Greek, krikos meaning “ring-shaped”) refers to the signet-ring resemblance of the cricoid cartilage.

Detailed explanation-3: -Similarly, the oblique arytenoid muscles originate at the arytenoid apex and insert at the aryepiglottic fold. The thyroepiglottic muscle originates on the internal surface of the thyroid cartilage and inserts on the margin of the epiglottis.

Detailed explanation-4: -The thyroid cartilage is the largest cartilage of the larynx and is composed of hyaline cartilage.

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