PATHOLOGY MCQ
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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Question
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What is another function of glottis?
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Support the lung
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As opening to the lungs
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Protect the lung structure
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Glottis opens into the windpipe and is responsible for the production of sound.
Detailed explanation-2: -The larynx, commonly called the voice box or glottis, is the passageway for air between the pharynx above and the trachea below.
Detailed explanation-3: -Posterior cricoarytenoid-These are the only muscles involved in abduction. They open the glottis by pulling the back ends of the arytenoid cartilages together. This pulls the front ends (where the vocal folds attach) apart, therefore pulling the vocal folds apart.
Detailed explanation-4: -The glottis is the opening between the vocal folds (the rima glottidis).
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