alleryStart learning →Which is the largest piece of cartilage making up the larynx?
AThe thyroid cartilage
BThe cricoid cartilage
CThe epiglottic cartilage
DThe arytenoid cartilage
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The thyroid cartilage
1. Several cartilages build the larynx, and one of them is the largest.
2. The thyroid cartilage is the largest piece, and it carries the laryngeal prominence known as the Adam's apple.
3. So the first option is correct.
4. The cricoid forms a ring below it and the arytenoids are small paired cartilages, so neither is the largest.
_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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