The vocal apparatus of the larynx, consisting of the true vocal cords (plica vocalis) and the opening between them (rima glottidis).
Opening between the vocal cords, entrance to the larynx.
The vocal apparatus of the larynx consisting of the true vocal cords and the opening between them, epiglottis.
An opening in the larynx between the vocal cords, which forms the entrance to the main airway from the pharynx.
Voice-producing part of the larynx, consisting of the vocal cords and the opening (covered by the epiglottis) they form.
The vocal apparatus of the larynx, including the vocal folds, vocal chords, vocal muscles, and adjacent structures of the throat.
The opening between the vocal cords, inside the larynx (voice box). The opening and closing of the glottis by the vocal cords is part of the production of speech sounds. The glottis also closes reflexively during swallowing to keep food and other foreign matter out of the lungs.
The space between the two vocal cords. The term is often applied to the vocal cords themselves or to that part of the larynx associated with the production of sound.
The narrow opening at the upper end of the larynx. The glottis is made up of the true vocal cords.
The sound producing apparatus of the larynx consisting of the two vocal cords and the intervening space, the rima glottidis. A leaf-shaped lid of cartilage (the epiglottis) protects this opening.
The aperture amidst the vocal folds positioned at the superior region of the larynx.
The section of the larynx, also known as the voice-box, that comprises the vocal cords and the narrow gap located between them.