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Out of a man and a woman:

(a) who has shorter vocal cords?


(b) who produces sound of higher pitch?

(a) Woman has short vocal chords. The male vocal chords are between 17 mm and 25 mm in length whereas of a woman are between 12.5 mm and 17.5 mm long.

(b) Woman produces sound of higher pitch.


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