Phonation
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The term phonation has slightly different meanings depending on the subfield of phonetics. Among some phoneticians, phonation or phonating is the process by which the vocal cords, or vocal folds, prod
Vocal folds when spread and phonating
Larynx
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The larynx, commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the top of the neck involved in respiration, producing sound and protecting the trachea against food aspiration. The opening of the larynx int
Phonation
…by which the vocal cords, or vocal folds, produce certain sounds through quasi-periodic vibration. This is the definition used among those who study laryngeal anatomy and physiology and speech production in general. Phoneticians in other subfields, such as linguistic phonetics, call this process voicing, and…
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Cut through the larynx of a horse (frontal section, posterior view) 1 hyoid bone; 2 epiglottis; 3 vestibular fold; 4 vocal fold; 5 ventricularis muscle; 6 ventricle of larynx; 7 vocalis muscle; 8 thyroid cartilage; 9 cricoid cartilage; 10 infraglottic cavity; 11 first tracheal cartilage; 12 trachea
Larynx. Deep dissection. Anterior view.