Abstract
The larynx is basically a hollow tube, with a flap at its upper end (the epiglottis) which serves to protect the airway from inspiration of food material, and highly mobile vocal cords lower down which function in phonation.
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Paff AGE (1973) Anatomy of the head and neck. Saunders, Philadelphia London Toronto
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Michaels, L. (1984). Gross Anatomy. In: Pathology of the Larynx. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3117-5_1
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