10 Laynx anatomy

Question 1

Where does the larynx begin and end?

Answer 1

It begins at the laryngeal inlet (opening between the larynx and pharynx) and finishes at the level of C6 or the lower border of the cricoid cartilage. It continues as the trachea.

Question 2

Name the regions of the pharynx.

Answer 2

Nasopharynx Oropharynx Layngopharynx (where food and air both cross into their respective tubes, it is posterior to the larynx).