Organs Of Speech Flashcards
(26 cards)
Speech is _____ at the _____ area and _____ at ______ area
- Initiated, Broca’s
- Interpreted, Wernicke’s
The brain ____ the other organs of speech.
Instructs
Oral Cavity
Lip to Uvula and Tongue
The tongue is the _____ organ of speech.
Single most important
All the sounds of English except _____ are produced by the
movement of a part of the tongue within the oral cavity.
[h]
Tip, ____, front, _____, back, _____
Blade, centre, root
The larynx is referred to as the
Voice box
The other important parts of speech are the
larynx and the lungs
The larynx is composed of _____ cartilages, ______, _______, and _______
Three; thyroid, cricoid, arytenoid
The thyroid cartilage causes a protrusion that can be felt
Under the jaw
The thyroid cartilage
constitutes the anterior portion of the larynx
A pair of arytenoid cartilages
Constitute the posterior part of the larynx
The cricoid cartilage
Forms the base of the larynx
The vocal cords are attached
To the centre of the larynx
Larynx is referred to as voice box because
It houses the vocal chords
The vocal chords
Vibrate to generate sound waves
When the arytenoid cartilages come together, the vocal chords are
Adducted
When the arytenoid cartilages are apart, the vocal chords are
Abducted
Voicing
Repeated adduction and abduction of the vocal chords
Adduction and abduction
Coming together and Going apart
Lungs are responsible for
The flow of air necessary for speech
The vocal
cords can vibrate only as a result of ______
the force of air exiting the lungs
Speech cannot be produced without
the vibration of the vocal cords.
The medium by which vocal cord vibrations are transported from the
mouth of the speaker to the ears of the listener
Air
