| Precise coordination of the closure of the glottis and the action of the vocal cords produces the voice. |
| Cough, pronounced coff, is onomatopoeic in origin, from the sound of the closure of the glottis plus the sound of air whizzing or wheezing through the trachea. |
| Pass the deflated cuff along the right side of the blade through the visualized glottis. |
| The diagnosis is definitively established by visualization of the glottis when the patient is symptomatic. |
| The vocal cords vibrate when air is expired through the glottis, creating sound waves in the column of air within the pharynx, nose, and mouth. |
| Interestingly, Valsalva maneuvers against pinched nostrils and closed glottis did, however, produce upward deflection of the eyes. |
