The opening or closing of the glottis involves rotational movement of the
A)vocal folds.
B)vestibular folds
C)rima glottidis.
D)arytenoid cartilages.
E)cricoid cartilages.

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The opening or closing of the glottis involves movement of the vocal folds which are attached to the arytenoid cartilages. These cartilages can rotate to increase or decrease the gap (rima glottidis) between the vocal folds, which opens or closes the glottis. Therefore, the correct answer is D) arytenoid cartilages.

The Opening or Closing of the Glottis Involves Rotational Movement