physio HELP!!
2007-02-18 05:54:15 · 3 answers · asked by TINA:] 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
They are in your throat. They work similar to two rubber bands next to each other, as you speak, the bands bump into each other making a sound,your voice. If you have damaged a vocal cord by injury, your voice will be very low,raspy sounding. My ex had this happen to him,he sounded like Chewbaca from Star Wars.
2007-02-18 06:03:41 · answer #1 · answered by fisherwoman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vocal cords are in the hypopharynx (lower throat) inside the larynx (Adam's Apple is the common name for the thyroid cartilage, and that's where the vocal cords are). Voice is produced during exhalation by air rushing past the vocal cords, causing them to pull together and vibrate. This is due to the Bernoulli Effect, much like how shower curtains get sucked together in the shower when the water is on. The pitch of the voice depends on several factors: length and tightness of the vocal cords, position of the larynx (high, low, or inbetween), and any structural changes (nodules, polyps, papilloma, cancer lesions, bowing, or paralysis/paresis).
I hope this answers your question.
2007-02-18 13:43:49 · answer #2 · answered by boogeywoogy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are in your throat
2007-02-18 06:01:54 · answer #3 · answered by monte the man 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋