- The
larynx (/ˈlærɪŋks/),
commonly called the
voice box, is an
organ in the top of the neck
involved in breathing,
producing sound and
protecting the trachea...
- in the neck
formed by the
angle of the
thyroid cartilage surrounding the
larynx,
typically visible in men, less
frequently in women. The
prominence of the...
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develop in any part of the
larynx. It is
typically a squamous-cell carcinoma,
reflecting its
origin from the
epithelium of the
larynx. The
prognosis is affected...
- The
Royal Aircraft Establishment Larynx (from "Long
Range Gun with Lynx engine") was an
early British pilotless aircraft, to be used as a
guided anti-ship...
- The
portion of the
cavity of the
larynx above the
vestibular fold is
called the
laryngeal vestibule; it is wide and
triangular in shape, its base or anterior...
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Laryngeal cartilages are
cartilages which surround and
protect the
larynx. They form
during embryonic development from
pharyngeal arches.
There are a total...
- aditus,
laryngeal aperture) is the
opening that
connects the
pharynx and the
larynx. Its
borders are
formed by: the free
curved edge of the epiglottis, anteriorly...
- to the
esophagus and air to the
larynx. The flap of
cartilage called the
epiglottis stops food from
entering the
larynx. In humans, the
pharynx is part...
- words: οὖς ous (gen.: ὠτός otos), "ear", ῥίς rhis, "nose", λάρυγξ
larynx, "
larynx" and -λογία logia, "study" (cf. Gr**** ωτορινολαρυγγολόγος, "otorhinolaryngologist")...
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internally positioned in
front of the vertebrae. It
contains the
pharynx and
larynx. An
important section of it is the epiglottis,
separating the esophagus...
