Mucosa of larynx - e-Anatomy

larynx  Most importantly, the larynx protects the airway from swallowed matter through several mechanisms It coordinates and optimizes the airway with respiration  The larynx is the upper opening into the windpipe , the passageway to the lungs Epiglottis — a flap of soft tissue and cartilage located just above

o Lower airway protection: Most primitive function of larynx Coordinated function during swallowing (closure of true and false vocal folds, aryepiglottic folds The ligaments and membranes of the larynx are responsible for connecting the cartilages and forming 1 single fibrocartilaginous structure The

Trachea The Trachea or windpipe is a membranous tube about 12cm long attached to the larynx and lying anterior to the oesophagus It is The larynx is composed of three large unpaired cartilages and three paired smaller cartilages (arytenoid, corniculate, and