Question

multiple choice question
the three major cartilages that make up the larynx include the thyroid cartilage, the cricoid cartilage, and the ______ cartilage.
hyoid
epiglottic
tracheal
glottal

Explanation:

The larynx is made up of several cartilages. The thyroid cartilage is the largest, the cricoid cartilage is the only complete ring - shaped cartilage in the airway, and the epiglottic cartilage forms the epiglottis which prevents food from entering the larynx during swallowing. The hyoid bone is not part of the laryngeal cartilages (it is a separate bone in the neck). The tracheal cartilages are part of the trachea (windpipe) below the larynx. The glottis is not a cartilage but the opening between the vocal folds.

Answer:

epiglottic