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AThyroid, arytenoid and cricoid cartilage
BCricoid, corniculate and cuneiform cartilage
CThyroid, arytenoid and cuneiform cartilage
DThyroid, epiglottis and cricoid cartilage
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Thyroid, epiglottis and cricoid cartilage
1. The larynx is built from several pieces of cartilage, three of them large.
2. The three large pieces are the thyroid anteriorly, the epiglottis superiorly and the cricoid inferiorly.
3. So the fourth option is correct.
4. The arytenoids, corniculates and cuneiforms are the three smaller paired cartilages, so any option naming them among the large three is wrong.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 22 "The Respiratory System", section 22.1 Organs and Structures of the Respiratory System_
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