a pair of tissue folds which project from the walls of the larynx. They vibrate, generating noises, whenever expired air flows through the thin space between them. Commonly referred to as vocal folds.

The vocal organs in the human being which produce sound. Also Vocal folds.

Two small bands of muscle within the larynx that vibrate to produce the voice.

Another name for the vocal folds. Formerly sometimes vocal chords.

Small bands of tissue within the larynx that vibrate (when air passes over them) to produce the sound.

A pair of cone-shaped elastic Mucous Membrane projecting from the laryngeal wall and forming a narrow slit between them. Each contains a thickened free edge (vocal Ligament) extending from the Thyroid [..]

The folds of mucous membrane along either wall of the larynx from the angle between the laminae of the thyroid cartilage to the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage.

See larynx.

The part of the larynx that vibrates to produce the sounds required for speech. Also called the glottis.