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NREMT Paramedic

Category - Airway

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You are attempting to gather information from a patient, but he is having a hard time trying to communicate because he was hit in the throat by a baseball bat, damaging his vocal chords. What is the function of the vocal cords?
  1. To produce sound
  2. To regulate the passage of air into the trachea
  3. Both A and B
  4. Neither A nor B
Explanation
Answer: C - The function of the vocal cords are to produce sound and to regulate the passage of air into the trachea. The vocal chords can open or close to allow more or less air into the trachea, and they vibrate together to produce sound.
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