Pharynx

Q. Assertion: The food can’t enter into the nasal chamber during swallowing.
Reason: The glottis is closed by the epiglottis during the swallowing of food.

1. Both the assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation for the assertion
2. Both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation for the assertion
3. Assertion is true but the reason is false
4. Reason is true but the assertion is false

Q.

Type of cartilage present in epiglottis is ________.

Q. Which of the following cartilages connects the epiglottis to the arytenoid cartilage?

1. Cricoid cartilage
2. Thyroid cartilage
3. Corniculate cartilage
4. Cuneiform cartilage

Q.

which one of the following is true regarding the cartilages of the larynx

1. 3 paired and 3 unpaired

2. 4 paired and 2 unpaired

3. 6 paired and 1 unpaired

4. 2 unpaired and 2 paired

Q.

_________is a common passage for food and air.

Q. Very short answer type.
Name the structure which separates nasal chambers from buccal cavity.

Q. What type of cartilaginous tissue is found in the intervertebral discs?

1. Costal cartilage
2. Hyaline cartilage
3. White fibrous cartilage
4. Yellow elastic cartilage

Q. What is coelenteron otherwise called as?

1. Body cavity
2. Coelom
3. Gastrovascular cavity
4. Spongocoel

Q. Pharyngeal tonsils are

1. Near surface of tongue
2. At the back of throat
3. Active throughout life
4. Adenoids

Q. The structure, which prevents entry of food into wind pipe during swallowing in mammals is

1. Larynx
2. Glottis
3. Epiglottis
4. Pharynx

Q. A flap-like muscular valve controls the movement of air and food is ..........

1. Nostrils
2. Uvula
3. Epiglottis
4. None of the above

Q. Adenoids are functional upto age of

1. 4 years
2. 10 years
3. Adolescence
4. 20 years

Q.

Give the exact location of the following.

Pharynx

Q. Which of the following structures closes the respiratory passage during ingestion of food?

1. Larynx
2. Epiglottis
3. Hard palate
4. Uvula

Q. Common passage for swallowing food and breathing is

1. Pharynx
2. Glottis
3. Larynx
4. Gullet

Q. Food and air pathway are divided at

1. Pharynx
2. Stomach
3. Oesophagus
4. Larynx

Q. The respiratory organ positioned behind the oral and nasal cavity is

1. Pharynx
2. Larynx
3. Trachea
4. None of the above

Q. Which is the common portion for food and air?