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    larynx

    US /ˈlærɪŋks/

    ・

    UK /ˈlærɪŋks/

    C1
    n.NounHollow organ in throat containing the vocal chords
    Your larynx makes your voice and keeps food out of your lungs

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    Why your voice is like a fingerprint

    06:11Why your voice is like a fingerprint
    • It's called the larynx, and it's located here.

      It's called the larynx, and it's located here.

    • If we open it up, we can see the larynx is hollow.

      If we open it up, we can see the larynx is hollow.

    B1

    Speaking English: Simple Exercises for a PERFECT American Accent

    16:15Speaking English: Simple Exercises for a PERFECT American Accent
    • The voice box or larynx is here.

      The voice box or larynx is here.

    • But the position of the larynx can change based on the muscles around it.

      But the position of the larynx can change based on the muscles around it.

    B1

    Why parrots can talk like humans

    04:22Why parrots can talk like humans
    • In humans, the voice box is called the larynx, and it's located above the trachea.

      In humans, the voice box is called the larynx, and it's located above the trachea.

    B1

    頭からつま先までの老化現象はいかにして起こるか | WIRED Japan

    13:01頭からつま先までの老化現象はいかにして起こるか | WIRED Japan
    • Next, the larynx.

      Next, the larynx.

    • The joints of the larynx can age.

      The joints of the larynx can age.

    B2

    Best of Stranger Things S4: Joseph Quinn, Maya Hawke, Joe Keery, Jamie Campbell Bower & Natalia Dyer

    21:04Best of Stranger Things S4: Joseph Quinn, Maya Hawke, Joe Keery, Jamie Campbell Bower & Natalia Dyer
    • So I just kind of worked on that, and I'm a singer, so I kind of just relaxed myself, relaxed my larynx.

      So I just kind of worked on that, and I'm a singer, so I kind of just relaxed myself, relaxed my larynx.

    A2

    Chapter 6 - The Cardiorespiratory, Endocrine, and Digestive Systems

    52:19Chapter 6 - The Cardiorespiratory, Endocrine, and Digestive Systems
    • So it would either start in either the nasal or oral cavity, so mouth or nose, move from the pharynx to the larynx to the trachea to your left or right or left bronchi, depending upon, you know, which lung.

      So it would either start in either the nasal or oral cavity, so mouth or nose, move from the pharynx to the larynx to the trachea to your left or right or left bronchi, depending upon, you know, which lung.

    • So again, nasal, you know, nasal or, you know, oral cavities, depending upon which way it's coming through, through your pharynx, you know, down through your larynx.

      So again, nasal, you know, nasal or, you know, oral cavities, depending upon which way it's coming through, through your pharynx, you know, down through your larynx.

    B1

    A Simple Mixed Voice Exercise - Try This!

    15:02A Simple Mixed Voice Exercise - Try This!
    • So I did this exercise with him that we're going to do together here and it goes over kind of more like the three kind of fundamental parts of mixed voice, which are low larynx or maintaining a neutral larynx, we'll kind of refer to it as that, adding nasality to your sound and then adding these cry muscles.

      So I did this exercise with him that we're going to do together here and it goes over kind of more like the three kind of fundamental parts of mixed voice, which are low larynx or maintaining a neutral larynx, we'll kind of refer to it as that, adding nasality to your sound and then adding these cry muscles.

    • So in order to keep this a little bit shorter, recognize again, to experience mixed voice and to have it working for you, your larynx will be in more of a lower position or you will experience a sensation of a tilted larynx more often than anything that's kind of in a higher larynx, higher up in the throat, you know, this kind of weird thing.

      So in order to keep this a little bit shorter, recognize again, to experience mixed voice and to have it working for you, your larynx will be in more of a lower position or you will experience a sensation of a tilted larynx more often than anything that's kind of in a higher larynx, higher up in the throat, you know, this kind of weird thing.

    C1

    How Do I Get Rid of a Nasal Voice

    01:40How Do I Get Rid of a Nasal Voice
    • And just playing around with that funny Yogi Bear low larynx sound, that's what I call it, for just minutes a day,

      And just playing around with that funny Yogi Bear low larynx sound, that's what I call it, for just minutes a day,

    B2

    Why are humans the only species that can talk? - BBC World Service

    05:18Why are humans the only species that can talk? - BBC World Service
    • It's called the hyoid bone and supports the tongue and larynx.

      It's called the hyoid bone and supports the tongue and larynx.

    B1

    What your ball size says about you

    07:10What your ball size says about you
    • And again it was found howler monkeys with the most developed thyroid and larynx, AKA the ones who could broadcast the loudest low formant frequency vocalizations used to attract mates had the smallest balls.

      And again it was found howler monkeys with the most developed thyroid and larynx, AKA the ones who could broadcast the loudest low formant frequency vocalizations used to attract mates had the smallest balls.

    B2