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Vocal cords

vocal cords

Two small bands of muscle within the larynx. They close to prevent food from getting into the lungs, and they vibrate to produce the voice.


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Voice: Low Atmosphere and Pure Oxygen Effects

... would 100% oxygen and low atmospheric pressure (5 psi) have on human vocal cords/speech? From what I've read, helium produces a high pitch (vibration) effect b/c the ...

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by VoiceQ
Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:14 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Voice: Low Atmosphere and Pure Oxygen Effects
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Sonic reflexes

... text in english. The mesencephalic structures where the facial and vocal components of the pain reaction are integrated are situated in the ... in the larynx will cause an outrush of air which activates the vocal cords to produce a grunt or groan or shriek depending on timing." Not ...

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by ragav.payne
Sun Sep 24, 2006 4:40 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Sonic reflexes
Replies: 21
Views: 9829

Sonic reflexes

... the evolutionary advantage of linking the perception of pain with a vocal reaction. At first it was an advantage for organisms to let each other ... have gained kinetic energy and need to release it over our vocal cords.

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by pd84
Sat Sep 23, 2006 4:25 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Sonic reflexes
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Views: 9829

its a bit of everything...please help

... ciliated columnar epithelium (lining of larynx inferior to vocal cords), nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium (lining of larynx superior to vocal cords) ...

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by clarence
Thu May 26, 2005 11:07 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: its a bit of everything...please help
Replies: 11
Views: 8000

its a bit of everything...please help

... Larynx- Mainly unistratified cilindrical with cilia.At the level of the vocal cords it is pluristratified pavimentos Trachea-pseudostratified Main Bronchi-pseudostratified ...

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by MrMistery
Tue May 24, 2005 7:40 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: its a bit of everything...please help
Replies: 11
Views: 8000
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