This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Pediatrics
New born babies are able to breathe and suck at the same time due to - 
Select and explain. 
A. Wide sho tongue, B. Sho soft palate, C. High larynx, D. Sho
C: High larynx
Answer: C: High larynx 
Explanation: Ans. is 'c' i.e., High larynx o The infant larynx differs markedly from its adult counterpa. Although it is about one - third adult size, it is propoionately larger. Its lumen is sho and funnel - shaped and dispropoionately narrower than that of adult. It lies higher in the neck than the adult larynx. At rest, the upper border of the infant epiglottis is at the level of the second or third cervical veebra; when the larynx is elevated, it reaches the level of the first cervical veebra. This high position enables an infant to use its nasal airway to breath while sucking.