NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

EMBRYOLOGY

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The voice box is anatomically known as the ____
A
Pharynx
B
Larynx
C
Trachea
D
Epiglottis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your larynx is a hollow tube that connects your throat (pharynx) to the rest of your respiratory system. It helps you swallow safely and contains the vocal cords, so it’s often called the voice box.

Detailed explanation-2: -Larynx is known as voice box as it is responsible for the production for voice. The two vocal cords are streched across the larynx in such a way that its leaves narraw slit between them for passage of air and when lungs force air through this, the vocal cords vibrate and produce sound.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The larynx is a short tube that connects the pharynx (throat) to the trachea (windpipe). Functions of Larynx. It allows air to be directed into the respiratory organs for gas exchange. The larynx is also the organ that is responsible for producing vocal sounds and therefore it is commonly known as the voice box.

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