| A tube is passed through the larynx into the trachea to provide oxygen while the child is under sedation for 24-48 hours. |
| The muscles joining the hyoid bone to the jaw should be relaxed so that the larynx is pulled forward and upwards. |
| For boys, when the larynx grows bigger, it tilts to a different angle inside the neck and part of it sticks out at the front of the throat. |
| It is assumed that the fruit was an apple and a piece of this fruit got stuck in Adam's throat, hence the name Adam's apple for the larynx. |
| The right recurrent laryngeal nerve usually passes around and behind the subclavian artery and then ascends to enter the larynx. |
| Elevation of the larynx during the swallowing reflex protects the airway and opens the upper esophageal sphincter. |
