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Hyaline cartilage
Gerda O'Conner
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What tissue forms the larynx?
The tissue that forms the larynx is known as the Hyaline Cartilage.
Name the specific cartilages in the larynx that forms the Adam's apple?
The cartilage that forms the Adam's apple is the thyroid cartilage.
The ring of cartilage that forms the base of the larynx is the?
Cricoid cartilage forms a complete ring around the airway. It is the only laryngeal cartilage to do so.
What is most inferior portion of the larynx?
The cricoid cartilage is the firm cartilaginous ring that forms the inferior portion of the larynx. It is the only complete ring of cartilage around the trachea.
What forms the walls of the voicebox?
Hyaline Cartilage
What makes the wall of the trachea rigid?
The walls of the trachea are made rigid by the presence of rings of cartilage. These rings extend from the larynx to the bronchial tubes.
What is the cartilage for broader anteriorly?
The cartilage in the larynx that forms the broader anteriorly is thyroid cartilage. Also known as Adam's Apple, it the largest of the cartilages that form the laryngeal structure.
What is the firm cartilaginous ring that forms the interior portion of the larynx called?
Cricoid Cartilage
What connective tissue forms the larynx and the coastal cartilages of the ribs and embryonic skeleton?
hyaline cartilage
What is the name of the large cartilage of the anterior larynx?
The most prominent cartilage in the anterior larynx is the thyroid cartilage. The thyroid cartilage is a shield shaped structure made of hyaline cartilage.
What is the most inferior cartilage of the larynx?
Cricoid Cartilage
What is the function of the cricoid cartilage?
The thyroid cartilage forms the bulk of the anterior wall of the larynx, and serves to protect the vocal folds ("vocal cords") which are located directly behind it.
