New Tissue-engineering Research Focuses On Vocal Cords Date: August 3, 2007 Source: University of Delaware Summary: Damaged or diseased vocal cords can forever change and even silence the voices ...

Each vocal fold is a laminated structure consisting of a pliable vibratory layer of connective tissue, known as the lamina propria, sandwiched between a membrane (epithelium) and a muscle.

This consists of the epithelium and a layer of connective tissue called the lamina propria, as well as a thin band of smooth muscle. Credit: Alisdair Macdonald Anatomy of a barrier ...

The two major layers of the oral mucosa, namely the epithelium and the underlying connective tissue (termed lamina propria), are equivalent to the epidermis and dermis of the skin.