| The muscles joining the hyoid bone to the jaw should be relaxed so that the larynx is pulled forward and upwards. |
| Elevation of the larynx during the swallowing reflex protects the airway and opens the upper esophageal sphincter. |
| 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. |
| In primates the larynx is located high up in the windpipe and prevents solids and liquids from entering the lungs. |
| The right recurrent laryngeal nerve usually passes around and behind the subclavian artery and then ascends to enter the larynx. |
| The larynx descends in the throat until the windpipe and foodpipe are lying side by side. |
