The larynx is a small structure of cartilage that connects the throat to the windpipe. It is located in the front of the neck and houses the vocal cords, producing speech sounds and contributing to ...
Note the development of a linear relationship. (Source: Ikari T, Sasaki CT. Glottic closure reflex: control mechanisms Ann Otol Rhino Laryngol 1980;89(3): 220-224, with permission from Annals ...
In a first-of-its-kind study, Mount Sinai researchers have used sensory mapping to discover that the posterior part of the larynx (closest to the swallowing tract) is the main area of the voice box to ...
The elastic recoil of the lungs provides the necessary acoustic energy, while the diaphragm, intercostal muscles, and abdominal muscles manipulate how that air is released through the larynx, a ...
Total laryngectomy and total occlusion of the larynx with tracheostomy are associated with an impaired sense of taste and smell, an increased incidence of tracheobronchial infections, stomal ...
(Source: Haraguchi S, Fung RO, Sasaki CT. Effect of hyperthermia on laryngeal closure reflex. Ann Otol Rhino Laryngol 1983;92(1): 24-28, with permission from Annals Publishing Co.) ...