| Abstrakt: |
The function of the ventricular bands or, as they are frequently termed, the "false" vocal cords, has stirred but little interest in laryngology; and though the true vocal cords have been more or less thoroughly studied, little mention of the ventricular bands has been made in the literature. About two years ago, I published in the footnote of an article1 a preliminary report of a study on the function of the false cords. This paper is an elaboration of that report.The ventricular band is generally regarded as a relatively inert structure, which has little to do with phonation, and which is composed of folds of mucous membrane covering the true cords and forming the roof of the sinus Morgagnii and its appendix. As a matter of fact, its construction is considerably more interesting. A cross-section of the ventricular bands reveals a fold of mucosa rich in glands, |
