What is the Larynx?

In this live-action program viewers will learn that the larynx is an organ in the neck. It is crucial for speech and breathing. Students will come to understand the larynx controls airflow during breathing, protects the airway during ingestion of food, and produces sound. They will discover that at the larynx, the aerodigestive tract splits into two separate pathways. Inhaled air goes through the trachea, or windpipe, and into the lungs. In the program learners will realize that the vocal folds are located in the larynx and they produce sound and allow us allow us to speak.