MCQ IN MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -The area of the throat containing the vocal cords and used for breathing, swallowing, and talking. Also called larynx.

Detailed explanation-2: -The larynx, which includes your vocal cords, is another name for the voice box. It’s a tube about 2 inches (5cm) long in adults. It sits above the windpipe (trachea) in the neck and in front of the food pipe (oesophagus).

Detailed explanation-3: -Pharynx-is the muscle-lined space that connects the nose and mouth to the larynx and esophagus (eating tube). Larynx-also known as the voice box, the larynx is a cylindrical grouping of cartilages, muscles and soft tissue that contains the vocal cords.

Detailed explanation-4: -If you are hoarse, your voice will sound breathy, raspy, or strained, or will be softer in volume or lower in pitch. Your throat might feel scratchy. Hoarseness is often a symptom of problems in the vocal folds of the larynx.