Larynx - an overview

Larynx - an overview larynx Overview · The larynx is a hollow, tube-shaped organ continuous with the trachea below and the pharynx above in the anterior compartment of larynx Larynx The larynx is the voice box The vocal folds are part of the larynx

larynx The larynx commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the top of the neck involved in breathing, producing sound and protecting the trachea against food

larynx o Lower airway protection: Most primitive function of larynx Coordinated function during swallowing (closure of true and false vocal folds, aryepiglottic folds The larynx is composed of three large unpaired cartilages and three paired smaller cartilages (arytenoid, corniculate, and