The human larynx- an anatomical aspect: a review

Manish Munjal; Hitant Vohra; Shubham Munjal; Ajay Kumar; Anu Sharma; Sonia Singh; Anshu Soni; Seema Gupta; Meenakshi Goel

doi:10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20205652

Authors

Manish Munjal Department of ENTHNS, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Hitant Vohra Department of Anatomy, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Shubham Munjal Department of Anatomy, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Ajay Kumar Department of Anatomy, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Anu Sharma Department of Anatomy, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Sonia Singh Department of Anatomy, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Anshu Soni Department of Anatomy, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Seema Gupta Department of Anatomy, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Meenakshi Goel Department of Anatomy, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20205652

Keywords:

Larynx, Cartilages, Musculature, Vascularity, Innervation

Abstract

The organ of phonation and the air conduit, the larynx of the humans with its intricate architecture has been elaborated in context to its unique musculature, vasculature, innervation and histological anatomy.

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Author Biography

Manish Munjal, Department of ENTHNS, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Professor and Head, Deptt of ENTHNS

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