Question

How is sound produced in human beings ? Explain all the characterstics of sound ?

Answer 1

Answer:

Sound is produced by the vibrations of vocal cords.

The vocal cords are attached to muscles which change the tension or stretching in the cords and the distance between the cords. ... The lungs pass a current of air between the two vocal cords. This air makes the vocal cords vibrate.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Sound is produced by larynx in human beings. The voice box or larynx is situated in the upper part of wind pipe. There are two vocal cords stretched across the larynx in way that there is a small gap between them. When air is forced through the gap, vocal cords begin to vibrate and sound is produced.

The basic properties of sound are: pitch, loudness and tone.