larynxenlarged anterior end of
trachea (windpipe) that contains vocal folds; present in all
vertebrates except birds
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General
Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
Full article >>>larynx A hollow structure at the beginning of the
trachea. The vocal cords extend across the opening of the
larynx.
lateral roots Roots extending away from the main (or taproot) root.
Full article >>>larynx: the voicebox of
mammals, formed from several folds of
cartilage at the upper end of the
trachea.
left atrium: the chamber of the
human heart that receives
oxygen-rich blood via the
pulmonary vein.
Full article >>>larynx Modified upper portion of respiratory tract of air-breathing
vertebrates, bounded by the
glottis above and the
trachea below; voice box; adj., laryngeal relating to the
larynx.
Full article >>>larynx (the voice box) A dilation of the upper part of the
trachea (windpipe) of
tetrapods (Adam's apple in
humans), occurring in the front part of the neck containing the vocal cords
Covered in Lab 16 Rat Respiratory and
Circulatory Systems ...
Full article >>> Larynx the widened area at the top of the
trachea which contains the vocal cords
(
larynx = gullet)
LatissimusDorsi the
muscles on the back over the
kidneys
(lat = broad wide; -issimus = superlative ending ["very"]; dors = back) ...
Full article >>>Air is brought into the
animal via the airways - in reptiles, birds and
mammals this often consists of the nose; the
pharynx; the
larynx; the
trachea; the
bronchi and
bronchioles; and the terminal branches of the respiratory tree.
Full article >>>Generation of high-
resolution cosmid coverage on
human chromosome 5p for the
larynx and critical regions identified with Cri-du-Chat syndrome, the most common
human terminal-
deletion syndrome (in collaboration with Thomas Jefferson University).
Full article >>>But in a CF kid, before his
lung gets infected, the whole
larynx gets covered in Pseudomonas, it's a difference in the secretion patterns in the CF kids.
Full article >>>Radiation therapy may be used to treat almost every type of solid
tumor, including
cancers of the brain, breast,
cervix,
larynx,
lung,
pancreas, prostate, skin, spine,
stomach,
uterus, or soft
tissue sarcomas.
Full article >>>Alcohol is associated with
cancers of the
mouth, throat,
esophagus,
larynx, and
liver.
Alcohol is even more dangerous if drinking is accompanied by tobacco use (smoking or chewing).
Radiation ...
Full article >>>the motor units of the
muscles controlling the
larynx are as small as 2-3 fibers per
motor neuron ...
Full article >>>The windpipe; that portion of the respiratory tube that has C-shaped
cartilagenous rings and passes from the
larynx to two
bronchi.
trachea pl.
tracheae(trake-ee-a) [Gk. tracheia, rough] ...
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