Multiple choice

Which of the following cartilages is the largest?

  1. Corniculate cartilage

  2. Cricoid cartilage

  3. Arytenoid cartilage

  4. Thyroid cartilage

  5. Cuneiform cartilage

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D Correct answer
Explanation

It is the largest cartilage. It is broad and C-shaped in outline, with a V-shaped notch on the superior edge. There are two small elongated club-shaped nodules of elastic fibro cartilage which lie above and anterior to corniculate cartilage.