Laryngeal Anatomy and Physiology
- Previous year questions on Laryngeal Anatomy and Physiology for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the ENT section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 27 live questions in Laryngeal Anatomy and Physiology.
- 5 of 27 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2018, 2019.
- ENT is worth about 10 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 28 Aug 2026.
Q1.All of the following is seen in superior laryngeal nerve palsy EXCEPT:
- AAspiration
- BStridor✓ Correct answer
- CBowed vocal cords
- DLoss of pitch
Q2.Human communicating nerve is found in which organ
- ABrain
- BEye
- CLarynx✓ Correct answer
- DEar
Q3.Adam's apple in Male is due to.
- AThyroid cartilage✓ Correct answer
- BCricoid cartilage
- CHyoid cartilage
- DEpiglottis cartilage
Q4.Neutral positions of Vocal cord is:
- AParamedian
- BMedian
- CIntermediate✓ Correct answer
- DAbducted
Q5.Adam's apple seen in boys is because of:
- AHyoid bone
- BTracheal rings
- CThyroid cartilage✓ Correct answer
- DCricoid cartilage
Q6.Vocal cord is lined by........ epithelium
- ACuboid
- BStratified squamous✓ Correct answer
- CPseudo ciliated columnar
- DStratified columnar
Q7.Abductor of vocal cord:
- ACricothyroid
- BCricoarytenoid
- CPosterior cricoarytenoid✓ Correct answer
- DLateral cricoarytenoid
Q8.The changes in voice produced as a result of External laryngeal nerve injury post thyroidectomy are all except
- AVoice fatigue
- BHoarseness✓ Correct answer
- CInability to sing at higher ranges
- DPoor volume and projection
Q9.In complete bilateral palsy of recurrent laryngeal nerves, there is -
- AComplete loss of speech with stridor and dyspnea
- BComplete loss of speech but not difficulty in breathing
- CPreservation of speech with severe stridor and dyspnea✓ Correct answer
- DPreservation of speech and not difficulty in breathing
Q10.Patient underwent surgery at the lateral part of the skull. Postoperatively patient had aspirations without voice change
- AVagus
- BRLN
- CGlossopharyngeal
- DSLN✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: B. Stridor; Q2: C. Larynx; Q3: A. Thyroid cartilage; Q4: C. Intermediate; Q5: C. Thyroid cartilage; Q6: B. Stratified squamous; Q7: C. Posterior cricoarytenoid; Q8: B. Hoarseness; Q9: C. Preservation of speech with severe stridor and dyspnea; Q10: D. SLN.
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- Ear Embryology and Congenital Malformations
- External Ear Anatomy
- Middle Ear Anatomy
- Mastoid Anatomy
- Inner Ear Anatomy
- External Ear Disease
- Middle Ear Disease
- CSOM Types and Cholesteatoma
- CSOM: Management and Complications
- Otosclerosis
- Meniere's Disease
- Vertigo and Vestibular Disorders
- Tumours of the Ear
- Facial Nerve Anatomy
- Facial Nerve Palsy and Related Disorders
- Eustachian Tube
- Hearing Physiology and Tuning Fork Tests
- Audiometry and Special Hearing Tests
- Deafness and Hearing Rehabilitation
- Nasal Anatomy
- Paranasal Sinus Anatomy
- Nasal and Sinus Physiology
- Epistaxis
- Congenital and Acquired Nasal Disorders
- Rhinitis
- Nasal Septal Disorders and Polyposis
- Nasal and Facial Injuries
- Tumours of the Nose and PNS
- Sinusitis and Related Complications
- Pharyngeal Anatomy and Physiology
- Adenoids
- Tonsils
- Pharyngeal Abscesses
- Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
- Stridor and Congenital Laryngeal Anomalies
- Disorders of Voice and Speech
- Laryngeal Carcinoma
- Tracheostomy and Foreign Bodies of the Air and Food Passages
- ENT Instruments