The false vocal cords can come together to close the glottis and prevent foreign bodies from entering the airway.

A mulitsystemic recurrent inflammatory disease, Lyme disease ( also known as Lyme borreliosis or  Lyme arthritis) is transmitted by tick bite, with symptoms ranging from skin lesions to chronic arthritis. It is caused by a corkscrew-shaped bacterium or spiro-chete called Borrelia burgdorferi which ticks, especially the Ixodes variety, collect from the bodies of white-footed field mice … Read more

Liver cells contain enzymes which are released into the blood when they are damaged. An alcoholic binge will produce this, as well as damage by viruses or chemicals. The most common disorders of the liver are hepatitis and cirrhosis. Primary cancer of the liver is relatively rare. Other test can determine the diagnoses.