Vocal ligaments
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The vocal ligaments are two strong bands enclosed within the vocal folds
.
Each ligament consists of a band of yellow elastic tissue, attached in front to the angle of the thyroid cartilage
, and behind to the vocal process
of the arytenoid.
Vocal folds
The vocal folds, also known commonly as vocal cords, are composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the larynx...
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Each ligament consists of a band of yellow elastic tissue, attached in front to the angle of the thyroid cartilage
Thyroid cartilage
The thyroid cartilage is the largest of the nine cartilages that make up the laryngeal skeleton, the cartilage structure in and around the trachea that contains the larynx....
, and behind to the vocal process
Vocal process
The anterior angle of the base of the arytenoid cartilage projects horizontally forward; it gives attachment to the vocal ligament, and is called the vocal process....
of the arytenoid.