LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 25, Problem 6MC
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The opening that connects pharynx and larynx is known as the laryngeal inlet. The larynx is formed and supported by a framework of nine pieces of cartilage that are held in place by ligaments and muscles. The anatomic arrangement of the nine cartilages includes the single thyroid, cricoids, and epiglottis cartilages, and the paired arytenoids, corniculate, and cuneiform cartilages.
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