Location The vocal folds are located within the larynx at the top of the trachea. They are attached at the back to the arytenoid cartilages, and at the front to the thyroid cartilage via Broyles ligament. They are part of the glottis. Their outer edges are attached to muscle in the larynx while their inner edges form an opening called the rima glottidis. They are constructed from epithelium, but they have a few muscle-fibres in them, namely the vocalis muscle which tightens the front part of the ligament near to the thyroid cartilage. They are flat triangular bands and are pearly white in color. Above both sides of the glottis are the two vestibular folds or false vocal folds which have a small sac between them.
lOCatiOn tHe Vocal folds aRe loCATed wIthin the larYnx AT the TOp Of the Trachea. theY are AtTAcHed aT tHe BacK tO The aRytEnoid cartiLages, and at the front tO tHE thyROId CArTilage via broYLEs LIgAmeNt. theY aRe paRt of ThE GLottis. theiR outer edGes Are aTtachEd to mUScLE in tHe LARYnx wHilE tHeir inneR Edges form An opEniNG CaLled thE rima glOTtIdIs. they aRe consTructeD FrOm epITheLiuM, BUt they HavE a fEw musclE-fibres iN them, NamelY the vocalIs musCLe whicH tIghteNs THe front Part of ThE ligamEnt NEAR to the ThYRoID cARTilAGe. they ARe flat tRianguLaR bANdS And ARe PEArly WHIte in Color. abovE both SiDes of thE GLoTtIs aRe The two veStibuLar foLds oR faLse Vocal folds which haVe A sMaLl Sac BETweEN theM.