false vocal fold meaning

Noun: false vocal fold

1. Either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization
   - false vocal cord, superior vocal cord, ventricular fold, vestibular fold

Derived forms: false vocal folds

Type of: plica vocalis, vocal band, vocal cord, vocal fold

• vocal fold:    Noun: vocal foldEi ...
• inferior vocal fold:    Noun: inferior voc ...
• true vocal fold:    Noun: true vocal f ...

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1. Both make use of the false vocal folds to create an undertone.
2. The false vocal folds are not responsible for sound production, but rather for resonance.
3. These folds are false vocal folds ( vestibular folds ) and true vocal folds ( folds ).
4. These false vocal folds do not contain muscle, while the true vocal folds do have skeletal muscle.
5. The false vocal folds are covered by respiratory epithelium, while the true vocal folds are covered by stratified squamous epithelium.