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The thin folds at the top of the windpipe are called vocal cords. These are two small bands of muscle tissue that vibrate when air passes through them, allowing us to produce sound and speak.

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What is the thin flaps on top of your windpipe called?

The voice box (its not really shaped like a box), aka the larynx.


How does the epiglottis behave?

It folds over the trachea during swallowing to prevent food from entering the windpipe.


How does epiglottis behave?

It folds over the trachea during swallowing to prevent food from entering the windpipe.


Your epiglottis folds down to block the entrance to your windpipe when you do what?

Your epiglottis folds down to block the entrance to your windpipe when you swallow food or liquids. This action helps prevent them from entering your respiratory system and instead directs them towards your esophagus for digestion in the stomach.


How the larynx works in the throat while swallowing?

The larynx is located at the top of the trachea or windpipe. In the larynx, the vocal folds, commonly known as the vocal cords, close tightly when swallowing to prevent any food or drink from entering the trachea and lungs.


What happens to the larynx as you swallow the food you eat?

There is a piece of cartilage called the epiglottis which folds over the opening of the larynx as the person is swallowing. This prevents food from going into the windpipe.


What is the little flap on the top of the windpipe called?

sira ulo ka


How do vocal tubes work?

Your vocal tubes are two thin folds of skin that vibrate and make noise


What is a book lung?

an organ in many arachnids containing many thin folds of membrance resembling the leaves of a book.


Where is the windpipe located at?

The windpipe, also known as the trachea, is located in the front of the neck. It sits just below the larynx and connects the pharynx to the lungs, allowing air to pass in and out of the respiratory system.


Are throat and windpipe the same?

No. The windpipe is a thin-walled, cartilaginous tube descending from the larynx to the bronchi and carrying air to the lungs. It is really called the trechea. The esophagus on the other hand goes into your stomach and the food goes down it.


Where are the vocal cords on a child located?

Your vocal folds (also called the ventricular folds) are toward the top of your larynyx, protecting your vocal chords. These folds help prevent you from breathing in solids. A very interesting effect is produced when you sing and you get these folds to vibrate. They will vibrate at half the speed of your vocal chords, and produce a sound an octave lower than the note you are singing with your vocal chords. This sounds much like a foghorn or a prolonged burp. The people most noted for producing this effect, theTuvans, call this effect kargyraa.