Structure, Function and Insertion of the Human Vocal Folds

Adv Otorhinolaryngol. 2020:85:1-9. doi: 10.1159/000456678. Epub 2020 Nov 9.

Abstract

We here summarize the structures of the laryngeal vocal fold as well as its insertion structures at the anterior commissure and at the area of the vocal process and place these findings within the context of biomechanical, functional, and clinical implications.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Vocal Cords / anatomy & histology*
  • Vocal Cords / physiology*