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[[Image:Epiglottis histology.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Epiglottis Histology - Copyright RVC]]
 
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[[Image:Epiglottis histology 2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Epiglottis Histology - Copyright RVC]]
 
[[Image:Epiglottis histology 2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Epiglottis Histology - Copyright RVC]]
      
The larynx is situated below where the [[Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|pharynx]] divides into the trachea and the [[Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology|oesophagus]]. It is contained partly within the rami of the mandible and extends caudally into the neck. '''Vocal folds''' and '''vestibular folds''' are present in the larynx and due to this, it is more commonly known as the voice box.
 
The larynx is situated below where the [[Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|pharynx]] divides into the trachea and the [[Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology|oesophagus]]. It is contained partly within the rami of the mandible and extends caudally into the neck. '''Vocal folds''' and '''vestibular folds''' are present in the larynx and due to this, it is more commonly known as the voice box.
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The cartilageous larynx can be manually palpated in the living animal and is commonly implicated in respiratory conditions such as [[Diseases of the conducting airways#Laryngeal paralysis|roaring]].
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The cartilagenous larynx can be manually palpated in the living animal and is commonly implicated in respiratory conditions such as [[Diseases of the conducting airways#Laryngeal paralysis|roaring]].
    
==Structure==
 
==Structure==
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The [[Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|pharynx]] is located rostrally to the larynx, whilst the trachea is located caudally. The larynx is suspended from the [[Hyoid Apparatus - Anatomy & Physiology|hyoid apparatus]]. It is bilaterally symmetrical and 'tube-shaped'and can be described as a '''musculocartilagenous organ'''.
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The [[Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|pharynx]] is located rostrally to the larynx, whilst the trachea is located caudally. The larynx is suspended from the [[Hyoid Apparatus - Anatomy & Physiology|hyoid apparatus]]. It is bilaterally symmetrical and 'tube-shaped' and can be described as a '''musculocartilagenous organ'''.
    
The larynx moves position when the animal [[Deglutition|swallows]] due to its attachments to the [[Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]] and the '''basihyoid bone''' of the [[Hyoid Apparatus - Anatomy & Physiology|hyoid apparatus]] by the '''thyrohyoid membrane'''.
 
The larynx moves position when the animal [[Deglutition|swallows]] due to its attachments to the [[Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]] and the '''basihyoid bone''' of the [[Hyoid Apparatus - Anatomy & Physiology|hyoid apparatus]] by the '''thyrohyoid membrane'''.
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