Question

A group of nursing students are reviewing information about variations in the anatomy of a child's respiratory tract structures in comparison to adults. The students demonstrate an understanding of the information when they describe the shape of the larynx in infants as:

Answer 1

Since, the options are not given the question is incomplete. The complete question is as follows:

A group of nursing students are reviewing information about variations in the anatomy of a child's respiratory tract structures in comparison to adults. The students demonstrate an understanding of the information when they describe the shape of the larynx in infants as:

a) funnel.

b) oval.

c) spherical.

d) cylindrical.

Answer: a) funnel

Explanation:

The larynx can be defined as the voice box of human body. It is the organ that is located at the top of the neck. It has a role in breathing , production of sound and protecting the trachea in food aspiration. The larynx manipulates the volume and pitch of sound this process is called as phonation.

In case of infants and children (more than 10 years of age), the cricoid cartilage can be found underdeveloped, thus in infants the larynx remain in narrow funnel shaped. But in teenagers and in adults, the larynx appears cylindrical and remains uniform in width.

Answer 2

Answer:

Funnel.

Explanation:

The respiratory system is one of the most important organs of the body that helps in the exchange of gases. This system also maintains the pH balance of the body.

The shape of the larynx in infants is funnel shape. The cricoid cartilage is not fully developed in infants. This results the narrow of the larynx and leads to the formation of the funnel shaped larynx. The adults larynx is cylindrical in shape and more uniform.

Thus, the answer is funnel.