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Vocal Cords
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Anatomy and Histology
The human vocal folds originate superiorly from the thyroid cartilage and inferiorly from the arytenoid cartilages, attaching to the anterior commissure and the vocal processes, respectively. A common misconception, often propagated in introductory biology texts, is that the cords are purely muscular; in fact, they are a multi-layered composite structure, often described using the five-layer Cover-Body Theory [2].
The Five Layers of Phonation Tissue