This flap of elastic cartilage forms a lid over the larynx and prevents food from entering it during swallowing

A) cuneiform B) thyroid C) cricoid D) epiglottis


Answer: D

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The ________ tonsils are the largest, and their surgical removal (tonsillectomy) used to be one of the most common surgical procedures performed in children

A) lingual B) adenoid C) palatine D) pharyngeal E) nasopharyngeal

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In examining a newly pregnant woman, you notice that the spinous process of the L5 vertebra is abnormally prominent compared to the spinous processes of the superior lumbar vertebrae. You suspect:

A) a fracture of the body of L5. B) spondylolisthesis. C) a vertebral canal tumor. D) spina bifida. E) kyphosis.

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The ____ produce(s) sperm and the male steroid sex hormones

a. teste b. scrotum c. raphe d. fimbriae

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