0 a pair of folds at the upper end of the throat whose edges move quickly backwards and forwards and produce sound when air from the lungs moves over them
1 a pair of folds at the upper end of the throat that produce sound when air from the lungs moves over them
From top left to right bottom: epiglottis, vocal cords, trachea, carina, inflated and detached balloon, vocal cords about to close over the balloon.
The source of the cry sound is the vibrating vocal cords of the larynx.
The nervous system innervates the muscles that control the respiratory system, the vocal cords, and the vocal tract.
Swallowing manoeuvres involve techniques to close off the airway by the true vocal cords (supraglottic swallow and super supraglottic swallow).
During pain-induced autonomic nervous system arousal, for example, neural input to the vocal cords increases cry pitch.
For example, in the case of voiced speech, pitch refers to the frequency with which the vocal cords open and close.
The result will be that the vocal cords will pass through various states of tension and relaxation, and the sound will rise successively from low to high.
This would include the cutting of the vocal cords of dogs.
