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anatomy

vocal cords

two MEMBRANES in the LARYNX that vibrate to produce sound when air is expelled over them. Tension in the cords is controlled by MUSCLES and TENDONS , thus changing the sound generated.

Source: mediLexicon corpus · slug vocal-cords