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    The larynx (/ˈlærɪŋks/), commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the top of the neck involved in breathing, producing sound and protecting the trachea...
    35 KB (4,149 words) - 21:02, 9 July 2024
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    organs such as the larynx, trachea, bronchi and lungs. It arises from part of the laryngotracheal tube. In the fourth week of development, the respiratory...
    6 KB (699 words) - 15:57, 26 February 2024
  • those people who have lost their voice box, usually due to cancer of the larynx. The most common device is a handheld, battery-operated device pressed against...
    11 KB (1,109 words) - 03:56, 19 May 2024
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    protuberance towards the front of the neck. The adolescent development of both the larynx and the thyroid cartilage in males occurs as a result of hormonal...
    15 KB (1,506 words) - 15:11, 26 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Laryngeal papillomatosis
    diagnosed through indirect laryngoscopy upon observation of growths on the larynx and can be confirmed through a biopsy. Treatment for laryngeal papillomatosis...
    24 KB (2,555 words) - 17:10, 18 April 2024
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    Trachea (section Development)
    epiglottis closes the opening to the larynx during swallowing. The trachea begins to form in the second month of embryo development, becoming longer and more fixed...
    33 KB (3,859 words) - 04:27, 21 June 2024
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    attachment to the muscles of the floor of the mouth and the tongue above, the larynx below, and the epiglottis and pharynx behind.[citation needed] Its name...
    18 KB (2,258 words) - 11:33, 21 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Otorhinolaryngology
    words: οὖς ous (gen.: ὠτός otos), "ear", ῥίς rhis, "nose", λάρυγξ larynx, "larynx" and -λογία logia, "study" (cf. Greek ωτορινολαρυγγολόγος, "otorhinolaryngologist")...
    14 KB (1,235 words) - 03:34, 5 August 2024
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    Epiglottis (category Larynx)
    trachea and the lungs. It stays open during breathing, allowing air into the larynx. During swallowing, it closes to prevent aspiration of food into the lungs...
    17 KB (1,870 words) - 18:55, 16 July 2024
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    Tertiary bronchi form from secondary bronchi. While the internal lining of the larynx originates from the lung bud, its cartilages and muscles originate from...
    43 KB (5,259 words) - 04:42, 8 July 2024
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    Angioedema (redirect from Larynx edema)
    the skin or mucous membranes. The swelling may occur in the face, tongue, larynx, abdomen, or arms and legs. Often it is associated with hives, which are...
    26 KB (2,993 words) - 20:47, 9 July 2024
  • muscles of the larynx except for the cricothyroid muscle. The RLN is important for speaking, breathing and swallowing. The primary larynx-related functions...
    37 KB (4,229 words) - 19:09, 4 November 2023
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    pharynx and the part of the larynx above the vocal folds. The lower tract (Fig. 2.) includes the lower part of the larynx, the trachea, bronchi, bronchioles...
    95 KB (11,266 words) - 14:27, 29 July 2024
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    to the esophagus and air to the larynx. The flap of cartilage called the epiglottis stops food from entering the larynx. In humans, the pharynx is part...
    18 KB (2,070 words) - 05:36, 1 August 2024
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    laryngectomized patients to speak. During a total laryngectomy, the entire voice box (larynx) is removed and the windpipe (trachea) and food pipe (esophagus) are separated...
    20 KB (2,497 words) - 02:10, 11 July 2024
  • Atresia (redirect from Larynx atresia)
    bronchioles develop in the fifth, sixth, and sixteenth weeks of fetal development, respectively. Bronchial atresia is frequently discovered incidentally...
    20 KB (2,027 words) - 12:30, 13 February 2024
  • adult larynx and an increased pitch due to the vocal folds adopting the falsetto position. A second variant can occur when the laryngeal development is prolonged...
    20 KB (2,564 words) - 05:18, 30 May 2024
  • Puberty (redirect from Sexual development)
    after, though not all men develop it. Under the influence of androgens, the larynx (or voice box) grows in both sexes. This growth is far more prominent in...
    92 KB (10,838 words) - 16:55, 2 August 2024
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    Laryngectomy (category Larynx surgery)
    Laryngectomy is the removal of the larynx. In a total laryngectomy, the entire larynx is removed (including the vocal folds, hyoid bone, epiglottis, thyroid...
    31 KB (3,831 words) - 17:18, 24 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Recurrent laryngeal nerve
    nerve (cranial nerve X) that supplies all the intrinsic muscles of the larynx, with the exception of the cricothyroid muscles. There are two recurrent...
    26 KB (2,968 words) - 16:33, 3 August 2024
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