NCE Board Review 2025 | Nurse Anesthesia Certification Exam Study Guide & Practice Questions

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NURSE ANESTHESIA NCE BOARD REVIEW LATEST

2025/2026 COMPLETE EXAM| QUESTIONS WITH

CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

ALREADY GRADED A+

cricothyroid muscle .....ANSWER..... elongates, tenses the vocal

ligaments




CricoThyroid =Cords Tense




innervated by external SLN

what nerve innervates the cricothyroid muscle? .....ANSWER.....

external SLN

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vocalis muscle .....ANSWER..... relaxes, shortens the vocal

ligaments




VocaLis = Vocal cords reLax




innervated by RLN

what nerve innervates the majority of the intrinsic muscles of the

airway .....ANSWER..... RLN

thyroarytenoid muscle .....ANSWER..... Shortens and relaxes the

vocal cord




adducts the vocal cords and narrows the glottis




ThyroARytenoid = they adduct and relax

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innervated by RLN

lateral cricoarytenoid muscle .....ANSWER..... adducts the vocal

folds and narrows the glottis




Lateral CricoArytenoid = Lets Close Airway




innervated by RLN

posterior cricoarytenoid .....ANSWER..... abducts vocal folds and

widens the glottis




Posterior CricoArytenoid = Please Come Apart




innervated by RLN

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aryepiglottic muscle .....ANSWER..... constricts laryngeal opening




innervated by RLN




AryepiglottiC = Arytenoids Close

what intrinsic muscles of the airway elongate (tenses) the vocal

ligament? .....ANSWER..... cricothyroid muscle

what intrinsic muscles of the airway shorten (relaxes) the vocal

ligament? .....ANSWER..... the vocalis and the thyroarytenoids




VocaLis = Vocal cords reLax




ThyroARytenoid = they adduct and relax