"larynx" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of:
- organ of speech, speech organ, vocal organ - any of the organs involved in speech production
- cartilaginous structure - body structure given shape by cartilage
has:
- glottis - the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
- arteria laryngea, laryngeal artery - either of two arteries that supply blood to the larynx
- laryngeal vein, vena laryngea - one of two veins draining the larynx
- arytaenoid, arytenoid, arytenoid cartilage - either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
- adam's apple, thyroid cartilage - the largest cartilage of the larynx
- plica vocalis, vocal band, vocal cord, vocal fold - either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx
is a part of: upper respiratory tract - the nose and throat and trachea

same as: voice box