voice box

1. A cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea;
   Contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech (synset 105537362)
   is a type of:

   • organ of speech, speech organ, vocal organ - any of the organs involved in speech production
   • cartilaginous structure - body structure given shape by cartilage
   has:

   • glottis - the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
   • arteria laryngea, laryngeal artery - either of two arteries that supply blood to the larynx
   • laryngeal vein, vena laryngea - one of two veins draining the larynx
   • arytaenoid, arytenoid, arytenoid cartilage - either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
   • adam's apple, thyroid cartilage - the largest cartilage of the larynx
   • plica vocalis, vocal band, vocal cord, vocal fold - either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx
   is a part of: upper respiratory tract - the nose and throat and trachea
   same as: larynx

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