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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi:</p><p class=MsoNormal>I read many articles describing the vocal folds and muscles but don’t, cant picture, what the articles describe.</p><p class=MsoNormal>They say the vocal chords stretch and retract and are in a v shape.</p><p class=MsoNormal>but are the chords arranged vertically or horizontally and is the v shape pointing forward, backward or something else.</p><p class=MsoNormal>They say to balance the 2 thyroid? muscles to create a mixed voice.</p><p class=MsoNormal> but would I think of stretching and releasing them vertically or in some other structural positioning?</p><p class=MsoNormal>Is there an article describing the physiology in an accessible manner?</p><p class=MsoNormal>I cant picture how the muscles and vocal chords might look as a voice box structure.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks:</p><p class=MsoNormal>Rick USA</p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>