Question

How many cartilages form larynx?

• A. $6$
• B. $15$
• C. $9$
• D. $12$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $9$

The laryngeal skeleton is nine cartilages: the thyroid cartilage, cricoid cartilage, epiglottis, arytenoid cartilages, corniculate cartilages, and cuneiform cartilages. The first three are unpaired cartilages, and the latter three are paired cartilages.

So, the correct answer is '9'

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