subglottis

(SUB-glah-tis) Speaker

The lowest part of the larynx; the area from just below the vocal cords down to the top of the trachea.

Anatomy of the larynx

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Anatomy of the larynx. The three parts of the larynx are the supraglottis (including the epiglottis), the glottis (including the vocal cords), and the subglottis.