Two muscular bands in the larynx cavity which vibrate and create varying pitches by adjusting tension a-ainst the upward flow of air.
Folds in the laryngeal wall that contain elastic ligaments whose tension can be voluntarily adjusted; the true vocal cords, responsible for phonation.
Structures that provide a valve for the airway and also vibrate to produce the voice. The vocal folds are multilayered, consisting of a muscle covered by mucosa. They are also called "vocal cords". Term found in About the Voice: Anatomy 201.
The membranes attached to the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx. Vibration produces vocalization.
also known as the vocal cords. These vibrate during phonation.
Paired and multi-layered "shelves" of muscle and other tissues located in the larynx. Vibrations of the vocal folds produce voice.
The vocal folds, also known popularly as vocal cords, are composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the larynx. They vibrate, modulating the flow of air being expelled from the lungs during phonation.