glottis

Japanese: glottis
glottis

...The Adam's apple, which is the entrance to the trachea, corresponds to the larynx. The larynx contains the glottis, a barrier to breathing. There are two valves here called vocal cords, which connect and separate to block or allow air to pass through as it flows out of the lungs.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "glottis" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…そして気管の入口に当たる喉仏のところが喉頭に相当する。喉頭には声門glottisと称する息の関門がある。ここには声帯vocal cordsと呼ぶ2枚の弁があり,互いに接したり離れたりして,肺から流れ出る空気を遮断したり通過させたりする。…

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