Larynx

What is the "larynx"?

• Pharynx

• Trachea

• Vocal box

• Throat

What is the 'larynx' made of?

• cartilages

• bone

• vocal folds

• vocal cords

What are the main functions of 'larynx'?

• breathing

• sound production

• protecting food entering the lungs

• to swallow food

2 large cartilages structure of the 'larynx'

• Thyroid catilage

• cricoid cartilage

• arytenoid cartilages

• glottis

What is the common name of the front of the larynx?

• Adam's Apple

• Adam's Pear

• Eva's Peach

• Michael's Spear

What consonants are produced when the vocal fords wide apart?

• p,f,s

• b, g, m

• ʒ, ʤ, j

• L, r

What is the function of 'Arytenoid Cartilage'?

• Sound production

• vocal cords' protection

• structural support to the larynx

• influences pitch

What are the functions of "thyroid cartilage"?

• provides protection to the vocal cord

• influences pitch modulation

• swallowing food

• structural support to the larynx

When the edges of the vocal folds are touching each other, or nearly touching. What sounds do they usually make?

• voiced

• voiceless

What sound is made when the glottis is open?

• voiced

• voiceless