The larynx is located in the neck and is composed of cartilages including the thyroid, cricoid, arytenoid, and epiglottic cartilages. It contains vocal cords that can be adjusted through the cricoarytenoid and cricothyroid joints to control phonation and pitch. Intrinsic laryngeal muscles like the posterior cricoarytenoid and lateral cricoarytenoid control abduction and adduction of the vocal cords. The larynx is supplied by the superior and inferior laryngeal arteries and innervated by the recurrent and superior laryngeal nerves. It has roles in protection of the airway, respiration, phonation, and fixing the chest during exert