Anatomy

Vocal Cords

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 CARTILAGE to the ARYTENOID CARTILAGE, and a VOCAL MUSCLE that shortens or relaxes the vocal cord to control sound production.

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Abstract

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 CARTILAGE to the ARYTENOID CARTILAGE, and a VOCAL MUSCLE that shortens or relaxes the vocal cord to control sound production.

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11 entry terms
  • Vocal Fold
  • Vocal Folds
  • Cord, Vocal
  • Cords, Vocal
  • Fold, Vocal
  • Folds, Vocal
  • Vocal Cord
  • Vocal Ligament
  • Ligament, Vocal
  • Ligaments, Vocal
  • Vocal Ligaments

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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inflammation = LARYNGITIS

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  1. A04w.329w.364w.737w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Vocal Cords. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014827. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014827
  2. Vocal Cords. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_cords
  3. Vocal Cords. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215558