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Midline sagittal cross-sectional illustration of the larynx demonstrating laryngeal cartilages, ligaments, and membranes (Courtesy of Joel Floyd, Jr, MA, CMI,

Anatomy of the Larynx The larynx consists of four basic anatomic components: The cartilaginous skeleton of the larynx, which houses the vocal o Lower airway protection: Most primitive function of larynx Coordinated function during swallowing (closure of true and false vocal folds, aryepiglottic folds

รอตโต้ The most basic function of the larynx is to provide sphincteric protection of the lower airway, most efficiently achieved by simultaneous Laryngeal muscles There are two types of laryngeal muscles, the external ones, which move the larynx as a whole, and the internal ones,