Note the development of an exponential relationship. (Source: Ikari T, Sasaki C. Glottic closure reflex: control mechanisms Ann Otol Rhino Laryngol 1980;89(3): 220-224, with permission from Annals ...

This may include vocal overuse, vocal cord nodules, and laryngopharyngeal reflux. The larynx contains flaps of tissue called the ventricular folds. The vocal cords, or folds, run along the edges ...

The clue read, "Anatomy: There are both false & true vocal cords in this hollow, tubular structure, also called the voice box ...

When air from the lungs rushes against and through the muscles, cartilages, and other tissue of the vocal cords, they rapidly open and ... to the positions of the lips, tongue, and larynx. In addition ...