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The vocal tract is the cavity in animals where sound that is produced at the sound source (larynx
Larynx

The larynx , colloquially known as the voicebox, is an organ in the neck of mammals involved in protection of the vertebrate trachea and sound production....
 in mammals; syrinx
Syrinx (biology)

Syrinx is the name for the vocal organ of birds. Located at the base of a bird's Vertebrate trachea, it produces sounds without the vocal cords of mammals....
 in birds) is filtered. In birds it consists of the trachea
Vertebrate trachea

The traceartes, or windpipe, is a tube that has an inner diameter of about 20-25 mm and a length of about 10-16 cm in humans. It commences at the larynx and bifurcates into the primary bronchus in mammals, and from the pharynx to the syrinx in birds, allowing the passage of air to the lungs....
, the syrinx
Syrinx (biology)

Syrinx is the name for the vocal organ of birds. Located at the base of a bird's Vertebrate trachea, it produces sounds without the vocal cords of mammals....
, the oral cavity, the upper part of the esophagus
Esophagus

The esophagus or oesophagus , sometimes known as the gullet, is an Organ in vertebrates which consists of a Muscle tube through which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach....
, and the beak
Beak

The beak, bill or rostrum is an external anatomical structure of birds which, in addition to eating, is used for Personal grooming#In animals, manipulating objects, killing prey, probing for food, Courtship#Courtship in the animal kingdom and feeding their young....
. In mammals it consists of the laryngeal cavity, the pharynx
Pharynx

FunctionsThe pharynx is part of the digestive system and respiratory system of many organisms.Because both food and Earth's atmosphere pass through the pharynx, a flap of connective tissue called the epiglottis closes over the trachea when food is swallowed to prevent choking or Pulmonary aspiration....
, the oral cavity, and the nasal cavity, and in some nonhuman mammals maybe also the airsacs.








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The vocal tract is the cavity in animals where sound that is produced at the sound source (larynx
Larynx

The larynx , colloquially known as the voicebox, is an organ in the neck of mammals involved in protection of the vertebrate trachea and sound production....
 in mammals; syrinx
Syrinx (biology)

Syrinx is the name for the vocal organ of birds. Located at the base of a bird's Vertebrate trachea, it produces sounds without the vocal cords of mammals....
 in birds) is filtered. In birds it consists of the trachea
Vertebrate trachea

The traceartes, or windpipe, is a tube that has an inner diameter of about 20-25 mm and a length of about 10-16 cm in humans. It commences at the larynx and bifurcates into the primary bronchus in mammals, and from the pharynx to the syrinx in birds, allowing the passage of air to the lungs....
, the syrinx
Syrinx (biology)

Syrinx is the name for the vocal organ of birds. Located at the base of a bird's Vertebrate trachea, it produces sounds without the vocal cords of mammals....
, the oral cavity, the upper part of the esophagus
Esophagus

The esophagus or oesophagus , sometimes known as the gullet, is an Organ in vertebrates which consists of a Muscle tube through which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach....
, and the beak
Beak

The beak, bill or rostrum is an external anatomical structure of birds which, in addition to eating, is used for Personal grooming#In animals, manipulating objects, killing prey, probing for food, Courtship#Courtship in the animal kingdom and feeding their young....
. In mammals it consists of the laryngeal cavity, the pharynx
Pharynx

FunctionsThe pharynx is part of the digestive system and respiratory system of many organisms.Because both food and Earth's atmosphere pass through the pharynx, a flap of connective tissue called the epiglottis closes over the trachea when food is swallowed to prevent choking or Pulmonary aspiration....
, the oral cavity, and the nasal cavity, and in some nonhuman mammals maybe also the airsacs.

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  • Manner of articulation
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