Question 77 · LDEK · Breathing disorders and airway management
The incision of the cricothyroid membrane is called:
- A. thyreotomy.
- B. coniotomy.
- C. tracheocentesis.
- D. tracheotomy.
- E. thoracentesis.
Hint
The term derives from the conus elasticus, the old name of the ligament stretched between the thyroid and cricoid cartilages.
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