Chapter 1 Questions

1. The glottis encompasses the vocal folds and their surrounding support structures.
True
False

2. The lamina propria is divided into five layers.
True
False

3. The thyroarytenoid muscle is innervated by the recurrent laryngeal nerve, a branch of the vagus nerve.
True
False

4. The muscles that lower the larynx in the neck could conceivably elevate the mandible.
True
False

5. The framework of the larynx is comprised of one bone (the hyoid) and nine cartilages, three single and three paired.
True
False

6. The term "intrinsic," when used to describe laryngeal muscles, refers to the fact that both the origin and the insertion of that muscle are within the larynx itself.
True
False

7. In the two layer scheme, the cover is composed of the epithelium and the superficial layer of the lamina propria.
True
False

8. The superficial layer of the lamina propria consists primarily of fluid and loosely organized fibers.
True
False

9. The vocal processes project from the posterior-lateral portion of the arytenoids.
True
False

10. 'Mucosa' refers to the epithelium plus the superficial layer of the lamina propria.
True
False

 

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