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The vestibular fold (ventricular fold, superior or false vocal cord) is one of two thick folds of mucous membrane, each enclosing a narrow band of fibrous tissue, the ventricular ligament which is attached in front to the angle of the thyroid cartilage
Thyroid cartilage

The thyroid cartilage is the largest of the nine cartilages that make up the laryngeal skeleton, the cartilage structure in and around the Vertebrate trachea that contains the larynx....
 immediately below the attachment of the epiglottis
Epiglottis

The epiglottis is a flap of elastic cartilage tissue covered with a mucous membrane, attached to the root of the tongue. It projects obliquely upwards behind the tongue and the hyoid bone....
, and behind to the antero-lateral surface of the arytenoid cartilage
Arytenoid cartilage

The arytenoid cartilages are a pair of small three-sided pyramids which form part of the larynx, to which the vocal cords are attached.Each is pyramidal in form, and has three surfaces, a base, and an apex....
, a short distance above the vocal process
Vocal process

The anterior angle of the base of the arytenoid cartilage projects horizontally forward; it gives attachment to the vocal ligament, and is called the vocal process....
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The lower border of this ligament, enclosed in mucous membrane
Mucous membrane

The mucous membranes are linings of mostly germ layer origin, covered in epithelium, which are involved in absorption and secretion. They line various body cavities that are exposed to the external environment and internal organ ....
, forms a free crescentic margin, which constitutes the upper boundary of the ventricle of the larynx
Ventricle of the larynx

The ventricle of the larynx is a fusiform fossa, situated between the ventricular fold and vocal folds on either side, and extending nearly their entire length....
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The vestibular fold (ventricular fold, superior or false vocal cord) is one of two thick folds of mucous membrane, each enclosing a narrow band of fibrous tissue, the ventricular ligament which is attached in front to the angle of the thyroid cartilage
Thyroid cartilage

The thyroid cartilage is the largest of the nine cartilages that make up the laryngeal skeleton, the cartilage structure in and around the Vertebrate trachea that contains the larynx....
 immediately below the attachment of the epiglottis
Epiglottis

The epiglottis is a flap of elastic cartilage tissue covered with a mucous membrane, attached to the root of the tongue. It projects obliquely upwards behind the tongue and the hyoid bone....
, and behind to the antero-lateral surface of the arytenoid cartilage
Arytenoid cartilage

The arytenoid cartilages are a pair of small three-sided pyramids which form part of the larynx, to which the vocal cords are attached.Each is pyramidal in form, and has three surfaces, a base, and an apex....
, a short distance above the vocal process
Vocal process

The anterior angle of the base of the arytenoid cartilage projects horizontally forward; it gives attachment to the vocal ligament, and is called the vocal process....
.

The lower border of this ligament, enclosed in mucous membrane
Mucous membrane

The mucous membranes are linings of mostly germ layer origin, covered in epithelium, which are involved in absorption and secretion. They line various body cavities that are exposed to the external environment and internal organ ....
, forms a free crescentic margin, which constitutes the upper boundary of the ventricle of the larynx
Ventricle of the larynx

The ventricle of the larynx is a fusiform fossa, situated between the ventricular fold and vocal folds on either side, and extending nearly their entire length....
.

See also

  • Vocal folds
    Vocal folds

    The vocal folds, also known commonly as vocal cords, are composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the larynx....


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