An encyclopedia about voice, swallowing, airway, coughing, & other head + neck disorders.

Swallowing Crescent
Laryngeal vestibule (hashed lines).

Laryngeal vestibule is the “airspace” above the level of the vocal cords that is bounded by the posterior surface of the epiglottis, the medial surfaces of the aryepiglottic folds, and the anterior faces of the arytenoid cartilages.