A term used to identify the voice box, which contains the vocal cords and structures which help produce sound This structure also separates the airway from the breathing tube while swallowing by closing Voice or other sounds are produced when the vocal cords meet in the middle
(Also called the voice box ) - a cylindrical grouping of cartilage, muscles, and soft tissue which contains the vocal cords The vocal cords are the upper opening into the windpipe (trachea), the passageway to the lungs lymph - part of the lymphatic system; a thin, clear fluid that circulates through the lymphatic vessels and carries blood cells that fight infection and disease
Part of the airway leading from the pharynx (throat) to the trachea The larynx, lined with mucus membrane and composed of rings of cartilage, forms the bottom portion of the front wall of the throat, sometimes called the voice box
It contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air passes between them
also known as the voice box, the larynx is a cylindrical grouping of cartilage, muscles, and soft tissue which contains the vocal cords The vocal cords are the upper opening into the windpipe (trachea), the passageway to the lungs