Question

What are vocal cords and how do they help to produce sounds in human beings? How do muscles attached to vocal cords regulate sound?

Answer 1

Dear student,
The vocal cords (also called vocal folds) are two bands of smooth muscle tissue found in the larynx (voice box). The vocal cords vibrate and air passes through the cords from the lungs to produce the sound of your voice.

The muscles attached to the vocal cords can expand and contract, thus making them tight and loose. The voice quality changes depending on whether the vocal cords are tight or loose.

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