Abductors of larynx are_______________?
Correct answer: A. Posterior cricoarytendoids
- A. Posterior cricoarytendoids
- B. Transverse arytenoids
- C. Cricothyroid
- D. All of the above
Explanation
The posterior cricoarytenoid muscles rotate the arytenoid cartilages laterally and are the only muscles that abduct the vocal folds. The transverse arytenoid and lateral cricoarytenoid muscles adduct them.
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