It is an acute inflammatory condition confined to supraglottic structures which include epiglottis, aryepiglottic folds and arytenoids.

急性会厌炎是一种急症状态，主要累及喉部声门上区的会厌及其周围织（包括会厌谷、杓状会厌襞杓状软等。

Strung between the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages, these two muscles form an elastic curtain that opens and shuts across the trachea, the tube that carries air through the throat.

这两块肌肉位于甲状软杓状软之间，形成了一个弹性幕帘，在气管上开合，而气管是空气通过喉咙的管道。