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Many critical moments in a child’s early life relate to voice: the first cry on entering the world, the first laugh, and the first words. As a child grows, voice becomes an important part of identity, reflecting age, emotion, gender, and health (Smith, Semin Speech Lang 34(2):63–70, 2013). In order to understand and appropriately manage voice disorders, an understanding of normal phonatory physiology is required. This chapter provides an overview of laryngeal anatomy and physiology of voice production.
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Hoffman, M.R., Braden, M.N., McMurray, J.S. (2020). Physiology of Voice Production. In: McMurray, J., Hoffman, M., Braden, M. (eds) Multidisciplinary Management of Pediatric Voice and Swallowing Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26191-7_6
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