Structures
What are some important articulators?
Tongue, teeth, lips, hard/soft palate, mandible
What is the function of the tongue?
The direction of the tongue is important for speech
The ______ is the source and the ______ are the filter of the source filter theory
1. vocal folds
2. oral, pharyngeal, and nasal cavities
Chewing is called ____ and swallowing is called____
mastication, deglutition
At what structure does swallowing turn involuntary?
Faucial pillars
Which muscles are responsible for tongue tip depression?
Inferior longitudinal muscles
What is the function of the tongue for dysphagia?
Moves the bolus around
All vowels are always voiced 100% T or F
True
The soft palate is called the ____ and the hard palate is called the _____.
Velum, Maxilla
What are the three phases of swallowing?
Oral, pharyngeal and esophageal
What muscle acts as a sphincter to manipulate the lips?
Orbicularis Oris
What is the function of the larynx?
Houses the vocal folds
The ________ provide the voicing source for speech?
The vocal folds
Describe the three formants and their role in speech.
F1 is the length of the vocal tract, F2 is the place of articulation, F3 is the region posterior to constriction
The swallow must be ____ and _____
Safe and efficient
Where is the alveolar ridge?
Behind the teeth
What is the function of the vocal folds in articulation?
The source of sound for voiced phonemes
The ____, _________, and __________cavities provide the resonant spaces that filter the phonatory source
Oral, nasal and pharyngeal cavities
What does DDK stand for and explain what it is
It stands for diadochokinetic rate and it measures how quickly you can accurately repeat a series of rapid, alternating sounds
What is another word for swallowing and how many times do we swallow a day?
Deglutition, closer to 1000
What are the 4 parts of the tongue?
Tip, blade, dorsum, root
What is the function of the Orbivularis Oris?
Puckers your lips and closes the mouth
What parameters do we use to describe constants?
Place, manner and voice
What is the source-filter theory and what does it explain?
It states that the vocal folds provide the sound source for voiced sounds, and our oral, nasal, and pharyngeal cavities provide the filter that shapes the source into the sounds of speech. The source-filter theory explains the production of speech sounds
What are the tests that an SLP may perform to diagnosis dysphagia?
FEES and MBSS