MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

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: -The larynx is involved in swallowing, breathing, and voice production. Sound is produced when the air which passes through the vocal cords causes them to vibrate and create sound waves in the pharynx, nose and mouth. The pitch of sound is determined by the amount of tension on the vocal folds.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vocal cords: Your vocal cords, or vocal folds, open, close and vibrate as air passes through to create sounds and speech.

Detailed explanation-4: -The larynx is the upper opening into the windpipe (trachea), the passageway to the lungs. Epiglottis-a flap of soft tissue and cartilage located just above the vocal cords.

Detailed explanation-5: -The pharynx is part of two body systems (the respiratory system and the digestive system) because it carries both air and food.