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The larynx is round in structure. It covers the trachea during swallowing so the food does not go down the windpipe.
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In terms of size where does the thyroid cartilage rank in the architecture of the larynx?
The thyroid cartilage is the largest of the nine cartilages that make up the laryngeal skeleton, the cartilage structure in and around the trachea that contains the larynx.
What is a epiglotiss?
The cartilaginous flap of tissue that closes over the vestibule of the larynx during swallowing. It's spelled epiglottis, by the way. If you search it up you can get a lot of information.
What structure in your thoat closes over your larynx when you swallo?
When you swallow, the larynx moves up slightly, and a flap called the epiglottis closes over the trachea.
What part of the embryo develops into spine?
Down the back is a structure called the Notochord. The structure is cartilaginous and over time turns in to bone. You still have some of this cartilage when your a child, but as you grow up it is all replaced with bone. Either side of the Notochord are somite that can migrate to make other tissues too.
What parts make up your Respirtory system?
The lungs, the larynx,the bronchi and the nose and mouth.
What makes up the cartilagimous structures of the larynx?
The cartilaginousÊ structures of the larynx is made up of many parts. These are the hyoid bone, epiglottis, thyroid cartilage, arytenoid cartilage, cricoarytenoid joint, vocal ligament, cricothyroid joint, cricoid cartilage, and the trachea.
How are sounds produced in the larynx?
Speech sounds are produced in the larynx. These occur because specialized structures in the larynx rub up on each other in different ways.
What is larygintis?
It is an inflammation of the larynx. The throat is made up of the pharynx and larynx; the former allows food to pass into the stomach, the latter is responsible for producing sound.
What is the structure of an osteoblast?
The structure of an osteoblast is the calcium and other materials that the osteoblasts gets to help make up the bone structure.
Compounds that make up the structure of bone and muscle?
Protein.
DNA supercoils to make up the structure known as a?
chromosome
What is the study of the make up structure and properties of matter called?
The study of the makeup, structure, and properties of matter is?
