MICROANATOMY

ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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aka voicebox; triangular chamber located between the pharynx and trachea
A
larynx
B
epiglottis
C
pharynx
D
trachea
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The larynx, commonly called the voice box or glottis, is the passageway for air between the pharynx above and the trachea below.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is the larynx? Your larynx is part of your respiratory system. It’s a hollow tube that lets air pass from your throat (pharynx) to your trachea on the way to your lungs. It also contains your vocal cords and is essential to human speech, so it’s often called the voice box.

Detailed explanation-3: -The epiglottis which occurs just behind the tongue is attached to the posterior portion of the thyroid cartilage. The Cricotracheal ligament, Median cricothyroid ligament, Thyrohyoid membrane, and the Quadrangular membrane connect each cartilage to form the structure of the larynx.

Detailed explanation-4: -The larynx is also called the voicebox. It is in the neck, above the windpipe (trachea) and in front of the gullet (oesophagus). The windpipe is the tube that carries air to and from the lungs.

Detailed explanation-5: -The rima glottidis is a narrower, triangular-shaped opening that lies beneath the rima vestibuli, formed by the 2 adjacent vocal folds. The piriform recesses (piriform sinuses) are present on either side of the anterolateral wall of the laryngopharynx.

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