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To: VOCALIST <vocalist>
From: "michael.chesebro"
Subject: Re: False cords ques. for dr. john, may I butt in?
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At 06:19 AM 2/9/00 EST, you wrote:
>michael,
> are you thinking when using the ventricle folds only? (i'm not sure
>anyone can do that.) the situations i was refering to were people who used
>their vocal folds and may have had involvement/interference from their
>ventricular folds.
>
>mike

The ventricular folds (VF) are superior to and distal (lateral?)to the true folds (TF). When
looking at the folds from the top you are also seeing the ventricular folds though you may
not be aware of it. They are connected to the corniculate cartilage and go along for the
ride whenever you move the TFs. To approximate the VFs, you must hyper adduct the
TFs. Also, you don't possess the same musculature in the VFs as in the TFs, hence, you
don't have the same pitch control mechanism. You need to get an anatomy book that
shows the coronal section of the larynx. That would clarify all this for you.

I hope that helps.



Michael E. Chesebro, M.A.,C.C.C., S.L.P.
Voice & Fax: 714/596-3344