Larynx by Ramanathan E https://padlet.com/saitech/larynx Created by saitechinfo en-us 2018-12-05 03:32:44 UTC 2025-09-30 14:32:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Beartoy.png 1. Larynx saitech https://padlet.com/saitech/larynx/wish/311216546 * generating voice
* upper enlarged part of respiratory track
*  also called voice box/organ of phonation

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  • To safeguard the trachea
  • To protect the bronchial tree from entrance of any material besides the air
    • ]]>     2018-12-05 03:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/saitech/larynx/wish/311217109     2. Functions saitech https://padlet.com/saitech/larynx/wish/311218873
  • Phonation (making sound).
  • Respiration.
  • Protection.
  • Deglutition (swallowing).
    • ]]>     2018-12-05 03:50:41 UTC https://padlet.com/saitech/larynx/wish/311218873     3. Location saitech https://padlet.com/saitech/larynx/wish/311219567
  • Situated in the anterior midline
  • In the upper part of the neck.
  • It goes from the root of the tongue to the trachea
  • Located in front of the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th cervical vertebrae.
    • ]]>     2018-12-05 03:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/saitech/larynx/wish/311219567     3.a. Cervical Vertebrae saitech https://padlet.com/saitech/larynx/wish/311220657 2018-12-05 04:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/saitech/larynx/wish/311220657 5. Size saitech https://padlet.com/saitech/larynx/wish/311221383
  • Till puberty the size of larynx in both males and females is same.
  • But at puberty male larynx becomes bigger than the female larynx.
  •  The pubertal development of the larynx in adult female doesn’t differ much from a child, for this reason the pitch of voice is high in both females and youngsters. 
  • In men, the characteristic pubertal increase of angle of the thyroid cartilage (Adam’s apple) makes the voice louder and low pitched
    • ]]>     2018-12-05 04:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/saitech/larynx/wish/311221383     Larynx saitech https://padlet.com/saitech/larynx/wish/311221954 2018-12-05 04:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/saitech/larynx/wish/311221954 3.b. Location of Larynx saitech https://padlet.com/saitech/larynx/wish/311222295 2018-12-05 04:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/saitech/larynx/wish/311222295