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Larynx<br />

• Upper rim of larynx formed by<br />

aryepiglottic folds<br />

– Fibrous membrane extend<strong>in</strong>g from epiglottis<br />

to arytenoid towers<br />

– Thus serves as lateral boundary of larynx<br />

– Epiglottic <strong>in</strong>version posteriorly/<strong>in</strong>feriorly over<br />

laryngeal vestibule results <strong>in</strong> separation of<br />

larynx from pharynx and serves as most<br />

superior level of airway protection

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