CH7 Respiratory System - A&P 2

nasopharynx

oropharynx

laryngopharynx

frontal sinus

sphenoid sinus

epiglottis

glottis

trachea

mucous membrane folds in the larynx that move and produce sound

• vocal cords

• larynx

• pharynx

• epiglottis

a leaf-like structure of fibrocartilage that closes the opening to the larynx when you swallow food and liquid, and which opens to allow air into the larynx when you breathe

• epiglottis

• glottis

• esophagus

• laryngopharynx