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Anatomy Head and neck 01180949

Laryngeal prominence is formed by

A
Cricoid cailage
B
Hyoid bone
C
Anterior margin of thyroid
D
Angle of the thyroid cailage
High-Yield Explanation
Thyroid cailage is V-shaped in cross-section.It consists of right and left laminae. each lamina is roughly quadrilateral.The laminae are placed obliquely relative to the midline,their posterior borders are far apa but the anterior borders approach each other at an angle that is about 90 degree in the male and about 120 degree in the female. The lower pas of the anterior borders of the right and left laminae fuse and form a median projection called the laryngeal prominence.

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