Larynx vs. Glottis

Larynxnoun

An organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea and sound production, housing the vocal cords, and that is situated at the point where the upper tract splits into the trachea and the oesophagus/esophagus.

Larynxnoun

The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air passes between them. The larynx is connected with the pharynx by an opening, the glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike epiglottis.

Larynxnoun

a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech

Larynx

The larynx (), commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the top of the neck involved in breathing, producing sound and protecting the trachea against food aspiration. The opening of larynx into pharynx known as the laryngeal inlet is about 4–5 centimeters in diameter.

Glottisnoun

(anatomy) The opening between the true vocal cords, located in the larynx.

Glottisnoun

The opening from the pharynx into the larynx or into the trachea. See Larynx.

Glottisnoun

the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated

Glottisnoun

the part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the opening between them. It affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.

Glottis

The glottis is the opening between the vocal folds (the rima glottidis). The glottis is crucial in producing vowels and voiced consonants.