Describe the structures of the glottis.
A)The glottis contains the vestibular ligaments that extend between the thyroid cartilage and the arytenoid cartilages.
B)The glottis contains the large epiglottis that covers the glottis during swallowing and the thyroid cartilage which forms most of the anterior and lateral walls of the larynx.
C)The glottis contains the vocal folds that contain the vocal ligaments and the rima glottidis which is the opening between the vocal folds.
D)The glottis contains the superior,middle,and inferior meatuses,which swirls air in the larynx producing sound.
E)The glottis contains a vestibule and a septum.As air passes through the vestibule it is split by the septum producing sound.

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The glottis specifically refers to the space between the vocal folds, which are part of the larynx. Therefore, choice C is the correct description of the structures within the glottis. Choice A refers to the vestibular ligaments, which are not part of the glottis; choice B describes structures within the larynx but outside of the glottis; choice D describes structures within the nasal cavity rather than the larynx; and choice E describes structures in the nasal vestibule, not the glottis.

Describe the Structures of the Glottis