What ring of cartilage forms the base of the larynx?
a. thyroid cartilage
b. cricoid cartilage
c. cuneiform cartilage
d. arytenoid cartilage
e. epiglottis
Answer: b. cricoid cartilage
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The flexion reflex
A) prevents a muscle from generating damaging tension. B) moves a limb away from a painful stimulus. C) prevents a muscle from overstretching. D) is an example of a monosynaptic reflex. E) makes adjustments in other parts of the body in response to a particular stimulus.
Which moves causes opposition of the thumb?
A) adductor pollicis B) opponens pollicis C) abductor pollicis brevis D) flexor pollicis brevis
When the left and right splenius capitis contract together, the resulting movement is
A. pulling of the scalp anteriorly. B. elevation of the larynx. C. extension of the neck. D. wrinkling of the brow. E. flexion of the neck.