Pharynx

Q.

What is the difference between glottis and gullet?

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

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