The larynx (voice box) is responsible for voice production. Sounds are made when air from the lungs passes across two fibrous bands within the larynx, known as vocal cords. The sounds produced by the vibrating cords are formed into speech by the mouth and tongue.
From the 2010 revision of the Complete Home Medical Guide © Dorling Kindersley Limited.
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