Systems Involved in Speech Production Flashcards

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Respiratory system

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provides the driving force behind voice production and other articulated sounds of speech

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laryngeal system

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on top of the trachea; acts as a valve for airway protection, closes like a sphincter during swallowing to prevent aspiration and generating voice with VF or cords when powered by respiratory system

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Supralaryngeal system

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comprises articulators and cavities that filter and shape phonation and glottal aspiration sounds

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Three major cavities of supralaryngeal system

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pharyngeal, oral, and nasal

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pharynx

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(naso, oral, laryngopharynx): tube of tendon and muscle that extends from the base of the skull to behind the larynx where it is continuous with the esophagus

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Oral cavity

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bounded by the palate, the oropharynx and the cheeks and lips

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velum

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consists of soft palate and uvula

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uvula

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fleshy tissue and muscle extension of the soft palate in the back of the throat

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Elevates velum

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paired contraction of the tensor veli palatini and the levator veli palatini and drwas it backward, making contact with the posterior pharyngeal wall

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Active speech articulators

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lower lip, tongue, and glottis which all move during the production of pseech

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Passive articulators

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Remain fixed during speech and are in contact with the active articulators

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Source filter theory

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acoustic theory that describes speech production based on two fundamental processes: sound production and sound filtering

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