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"To illustrate roughly the passage of air through the glottis, force air through such a tube by blowing hard, and if the strips are not too far apart a sound will be produced. The sound will vary in character as the bands are made tight or loose." — Blaisedell, 1904

Air Passage

"To illustrate roughly the passage of air through the glottis, force air through such a tube by blowing…

"<em>A</em>, epiglottis; <em>B</em>, section of hyoid bone; <em>C</em>, false vocal cords which have nothing to do with the production of voice; <em>D</em>, oblong opening between the false and true vocal cords; <em>E</em>, true vocal cord;<em>F</em>, section of the thyroid cartilage; <em>H</em>, section of the anterior portion of the cricoid cartilage; <em>K</em>, trachea; <em>L</em>, section of the posterior portion of the cricoid cartilage; <em>M</em>, ladle-shaped cartilage." &mdash; Blaisedell, 1904

Vocal cords

"A, epiglottis; B, section of hyoid bone; C, false vocal cords which have…