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OCR: ANATOMY THE LARYNX HE TOP OF THE LARYNX gives you a view over the Base of tongue voca cords and down the windpipe. When you eat, this area IS covered by the epiglottis to stop food going umop your air passages Y our two vocal cords stretch Epiglottis from the front to the back of your larynx. They are wide open to allow air to pass through but draw together W then you speak The glottis Vocal cords is the opening between the voca cords Windpipe Cartilage rings Prevent windpipe collapsing during breathing Glottis cartilage Arytenoid Attaches vocal cords to thyroid cartilage FRONT SIDE OF rvtenoid