Q. Protection of the airway during swallowing is not facilitated by (Solved)
1. The sphincteric action of the ariepiglottic muscles
2. closure of the glottis
3. Elevation of the larynx
4. Contraction of the cricothyroid muscle
5. Posterior bulging of the tongue assisting closure of the larynx
- d. Contraction of the cricothyroid muscle