#larynx__voice_box__voicebox a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech
supertype: #cartilaginous_structure #speech_organ
part of: #upper_respiratory_tract
part: #glottis__glotti the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
part: #rima_glottidis__rima_vocalis__true_glottis__glottis_vera__glottisvera the space between the two true vocal folds
part: #laryngeal_artery__laryngealartery__arteria_laryngea__arterialaryngea either of two arteries that supply blood to the larynx
part: #laryngeal_vein__laryngealvein__vena_laryngea one of two veins draining the larynx
part: #arytenoid_cartilage__arytenoidcartilage__arytenoid__arytaenoid either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
part: #thyroid_cartilage__thyroidcartilage__Adam's_apple the largest cartilage of the larynx
part: #vocal_cord__vocalcord__vocal_fold__vocalfold__vocal_band__vocalband__plica_vocalis__plicavocali either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx
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