NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

EMBRYOLOGY

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This structure is also known as the voice box?
A
Trachea
B
Larynx
C
Pharynx
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The larynx, or voice box, is located in the neck and performs several important functions in the body. 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Larynx is also known as voice box.

Detailed explanation-3: -larynx, also called voice box, a hollow, tubular structure connected to the top of the windpipe (trachea); air passes through the larynx on its way to the lungs. The larynx also produces vocal sounds and prevents the passage of food and other foreign particles into the lower respiratory tracts.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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