7. Hyoid and larynx by way of strap muscle attachments move superiorly and anteriorly (get out of the way). 8. Epiglottis inverts. 9. Larynx closes (bottom to top). 10. Upper esophageal sphincter ...

The airway and surrounding larynx have elevated in preparation for swallow. c: The bolus is descending into the hypopharynx on either side of the cricoid prominence. The epiglottis has tilted down ...

This means that other than its attachment site to the thyroid cartilage (which is part of the larynx, or voice box ... and below the tonsils and the epiglottis. You can even move your hyoid ...

Hiccups happen when the diaphragm, the large muscle that sits under the lungs, suddenly spasms, causing the larynx to contract and closing the epiglottis—the little flap that covers your windpipe when ...