Corde vocaleLes cordes vocales, plus justement appelées les plis vocaux, sont un des organes musculaires de la phonation constitué de replis fermes et souples à la fois des membranes muqueuses du larynx dont la vibration produit les sons vocaux — cri, langage, chant. Au nombre de deux, les plis vocaux peuvent être complètement relâchés, écartés (comme pour la respiration libre), totalement bloqués ou en position intermédiaire de telle sorte qu'ils s'accolent, et que le flux d'air expiré les mette en vibration : cela produit le son de la voix chantée, ou tous les sons voisés du langage.
Modal voiceModal voice is the vocal register used most frequently in speech and singing in most languages. It is also the term used in linguistics for the most common phonation of vowels. The term "modal" refers to the resonant mode of vocal folds; that is, the optimal combination of airflow and glottal tension that yields maximum vibration. In linguistics, modal voice is the only phonation found in the vowels and other sonorants (consonants such as m, n, l, and r) of most of the languages of the world, but a significant minority contrasts modal voice with other phonations.
Vocal cord noduleVocal cord nodules are bilaterally symmetrical benign white masses that form at the midpoint of the vocal folds. Although diagnosis involves a physical examination of the head and neck, as well as perceptual voice measures, visualization of the vocal nodules via laryngeal endoscopy remains the primary diagnostic method. Vocal fold nodules interfere with the vibratory characteristics of the vocal folds by increasing the mass of the vocal folds and changing the configuration of the vocal fold closure pattern.
