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Glottis
Arytenoid cartilage
Glottis positions
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MeSHD005931
TA98A06.2.09.012
TA23197
FMA55414
Anatomical terminology
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The glottis (pl.: glottises or glottides) is the opening between the vocal folds[1] (the rima glottidis).[2] The glottis is crucial in producing sound from the vocal folds.

  1. ^ Ladefoged, Peter. 2006. A course in Phonetics. UCLA.
  2. ^ WebMD (2009). "glottis". Webster's New World Medical Dictionary (3rd ed.). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-544-18897-6.

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The glottis (pl.: glottises or glottides) is the opening between the vocal folds (the rima glottidis). The glottis is crucial in producing sound from the...

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purposes of staging, the larynx is divided into three anatomical regions: the glottis (true vocal cords, anterior and posterior commissures); the supraglottis...

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Glottal stop

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produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract or, more precisely, the glottis. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this...

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Phonation

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process, or voicing, occurs when air is expelled from the lungs through the glottis, creating a pressure drop across the larynx. When this drop becomes sufficiently...

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Airstream mechanism

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diaphragm together with the ribs and lungs (pulmonic mechanisms), the glottis (glottalic mechanisms), and the tongue (lingual or "velaric" mechanisms)...

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Glottal consonant

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glottis as their primary articulation. Many phoneticians consider them, or at least the glottal fricative, to be transitional states of the glottis without...

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Epiglottis

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as early as Aristotle, and gets its name from being above the glottis (epi- + glottis). The epiglottis sits at the entrance of the larynx. It is shaped...

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Phonetics

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The most common airstream mechanism is pulmonic—using the lungs—but the glottis and tongue can also be used to produce airstreams. Language perception...

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IPA consonant chart with audio

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In the IPA, a pulmonic consonant is a consonant made by obstructing the glottis (the space between the vocal cords) or oral cavity (the mouth) and either...

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Articulatory phonetics

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supraglottal cavity and the subglottal cavity. They are so-named because the glottis, the openable space between the vocal folds internal to the larynx, separates...

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Laryngoscopy

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that is used to obtain a view, for example, of the vocal folds and the glottis. Laryngoscopy may be performed to facilitate tracheal intubation during...

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Grim Fandango

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hell). Meanwhile, Glottis has fallen deathly ill. Manny learns from demons stationed at the terminus that the only way to revive Glottis is to travel at...

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Larynx

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The vocal cords and the rima glottidis are together designated as the glottis. The laryngeal cavity above the vestibular folds is called the vestibule...

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Voiceless glottal fricative

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fricative. However, in many if not most it is a transitional state of the glottis or a approximant, with no manner of articulation other than its phonation...

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Glossopharyngeal breathing

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than maximum inspiratory capacity). The technique involves the use of the glottis to add to an inspiratory effort by gulping boluses of air into the lungs...

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Endoscope

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A Storz endoscopy unit used for laryngoscopy exams of the vocal folds and the glottis...

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Balloon syndrome

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of this windpipe is the glottis, which opens and closes as hedgehogs breathe. [...] If a hedgehog is struck when that glottis is open, air simply flows...

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Epiglottic vallecula

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possible into the vallecula in order to facilitate directly visualizing the glottis. Epiglottic vallecula This article incorporates text in the public domain...

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Pharyngeal reflex

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protective system for the upper respiratory tract as it not only forces the glottis to close, thereby preventing any substances getting into the airways, but...

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Abdomen

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provide postural support and are important in defining the form. When the glottis is closed and the thorax and pelvis are fixed, they are integral in the...

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Valsalva maneuver

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or air travel. A modified version is done by expiring against a closed glottis. This will elicit the cardiovascular responses described below but will...

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Glottalic consonant

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produced with some important contribution (movement or closure) of the glottis. Glottalic sounds may involve motion of the larynx upward or downward,...

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Cough reflex

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cortex and medulla via the vagus and superior laryngeal nerves to the glottis, external intercostals, diaphragm, and other major inspiratory and expiratory...

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Falsetto

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the normal voice involves vibration of the entire vocal cord, with the glottis opening first at the bottom and then at the top. Production of falsetto...

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Plosive

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tongue tip or blade ([t], [d]), tongue body ([k], [ɡ]), lips ([p], [b]), or glottis ([ʔ]). Plosives contrast with nasals, where the vocal tract is blocked...

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Retching

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a series of violent spasmodic abdomino-thoracic contractions with the glottis closed. During this time, the inspiratory (inhalatory) movements of the...

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Modal voice

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folds are brought into contact, and the glottis remains closed for a considerable time in each cycle. The glottis opens from the bottom first before it...

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