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vocal cords

vocal cords, or vocal folds, are ligaments covered by soft mucous membranes in the larynx (voice box) that allow voice production. a stiff-edged vocal ligament is a band of elastic tissue that stretches between the cartilage that makes up the larynx.

when air passes over closed vocal cords, they vibrate and make sounds.

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