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The cold larynx is located in the middle of the anterior neck, under the hyoid bone, the upper part is the upper edge of the epiglottis, and the lower part is the lower edge of the cricoid cartilage, which corresponds to the third to fifth cervical vertebrae in adults. It includes cartilage, muscle, fibrous connective tissue and the mucosa [1].
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Mu, Z., Wang, X., Huang, J. (2021). Applied Anatomy and Physiology of Larynx. In: Mu, Z., Fang, J. (eds) Practical Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7993-2_16
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