Anatomy of Singing

1. A dome-shaped muscle located beneath the lungs that contracts and relaxes to control airflow.
6. The space between the vocal folds; the size and shape of this affects the sound produced.
7. The space inside the mouth where the tongue, teeth, and lips manipulate sound for articulation.
9. The windpipe that carries air from the lungs to the larynx.
10. The muscular tube that connects the nasal cavity and mouth to the esophagus. It acts as a resonating chamber for sound.

2. Shape the sound into recognizable speech; these include your tongue and lips.
3. Enhance and modify the sound produced by the vocal folds; these include your sinuses and nasal cavity.
4. The primary organs of respiration, responsible for taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide. They act as the air reservoir for singing.
5. Two bands of muscle and tissue that vibrate to produce sound. When air passes through them, they open and close, creating vibrations that result in sound waves.
8. Known as the vocal box, it's the primary sound-producing structure and contains the vocal chords.