Voice and Movement 2 Flashcards
What is the network of muscles that help you breathe
The core
What is the primary muscle involved in breathing
The diaphragm
What are the three positions for the diaphragm
Repose inhalation and exhalation
What system is breathing controlled by
The autonomic system
What position is repose in the diaphragm
The first position it descends flattens and widens
What does autonomic system mean
You don’t have to think about it it happens automatically
What to the intercostal muscles do
They’re in charge of the expansion and contraction of the diaphragm they pulled the rib cage open
The Lungs create a
Vacuum
What is the exhalation position with the diaphragm
The diaphragm rises higher, the air goes out of your body and the ribs contract
What is the trachea
Air passes through into the bronchial tubes in the lungs also known as the windpipe, there’s no bone it is rings of Cartlidge connected by membrane
What is the esophagus
Liquid and food travel through to the digestive system
What is the larnyx
Also known as the voice box is made up of Cartlidge called the thyroid cartilage
What is inside the thyroid Cartlidge
Vocal folds
What is the larynx connected to
Hyoid bone
The hyoid bone is the base of the
Tongue
