NREMT Advanced EMT Practice Test #3

Answer - C - When placing a tracheal tube, the third structure passed during placement is the glottic opening. The tube will first pass through the Oropharynx, the hypopharynx, the glottic opening, and then between the vocal cords in the larynx and into the trachea. The esophagus is located posterior to the glottic opening in the hypopharynx. Both the glottic opening and the esophagus are located in the hypopharynx.