Diagrams Upper Trachea And Larynx. The larynx is located in the anterior part of the throat and extends from the base of the tongue to the trachea. It is a short inch tube that is located in the throat inferior to the hyoid bone and tongue and anterior to the esophagus.
The larynx houses the vocal folds and is situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the esophagus. During inhalation air enters through the nasal cavity and mouth traveling through the pharynx larynx and bronchi the two primary branches of the trachea to finally reach the lungs 15. Start studying nasal cavity pharynx larynx and upper trachea.
The larynx plural larynges colloquially known as the voicebox is an organ in the neck of mammals involved in protection of the trachea and sound production.
At around four weeks the larynx and lower airways develop from the longitudinal laryngotracheal groove which forms a medial groove like structure becoming a tubular blind ended structure called the laryngotracheal diverticulum. The upper airways develop from the pharyngeal arches as part of the embryological development of the head and neck structures. The larynx houses the vocal folds and is situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the esophagus. Learn vocabulary terms and more with flashcards games and other study tools.