Articulatory System
What is the primary function of the articulatory system?
a. Breathing
b. Swallowing
c. Shaping speech sounds
d. Producing vocal fold vibration
Shaping speech sounds
The velum is lowered for which type of speech sounds?
a. consonants
b. vowels
c. nasals
d. fricatives
Nasals
A sound produced with the tongue tip against the alveolar ridge is called?
a. Alveolar
b. Velar
c. Labial
d. Glottal
Alveolar
What is hypernasality?
This occurs whenever too much air escapes through the nose during speech
The soft palate is also known as:
Velum
The place where 2 articulators meet to produce a sound is called:
a. Place of articulation
b. Manner of articulation
c. Resonance
d. Phonation
Place of articulation
The velum is primarily elevated during:
a. When making nasal sounds
b. Most speech sounds and swallowing
c. When chewing food
d. When breathing normally
most speech sounds and swallowing
Which is an example of a fricative?
/b/
/s/
/d/
/m/
/s/
What is hyponasality?
This occurs whenever not enough air flows through the nose
What is the function of the levator veli palatini muscle?
It elevates the soft palate
Which articulator is most important for producing labiodental sounds?
a. Tongue
b. Velum
c. Lips and teeth
d. Hard palate
Lips and teeth
Which structure(s) is primarily responsible for resonance?
a. Vocal folds
b. Oral and nasal cavities
c. Pharynx
d. Trachea
Oral and nasal cavities
Which of the following sounds is a nasal?
/g/
/t/
/m/
/s/
/m/
Which assessment tool measures nasal airflow during speech?
a. Endoscopy
b. Nasometry
c. Spirometry
d. Tympanometry
Nasometry
What is the total # of primary (deciduous) teeth?
15
20
30
45
20
Which of the following is NOT a mobile articulator?
1. Hard Palate
2. Tongue
3. Lips
4 Mandible
Hard Palate
What is the primary function of the velum during speech?
a. Producing sound
b. Controlling nasal airflow
c. Closing the vocal folds
d. Strengthening articulation
Controlling nasal airflow
What is the primary difference between voiced and voiceless sounds?
a. Voiced sounds use vocal fold vibration
b. Voiceless sounds are louder
c. Voiced sounds are always vowels
d. Voiceless sounds only occur in English
Voiced sounds use vocal fold vibration
If a child has hyponasality, which is a likely physical cause?
Enlarged adenoids
Cleft palate
Weak vocal folds
Velopharyngeal insufficiency
Enlarged adenoids
The space between the vocal folds is called?
Glottis
The term for how airflow is manipulated when producing speech sounds is:
a. Place of articulation
b. Manner of articulation
c. Resonance
d. Phonation
Manner of articulation
Which speech sounds are most affected by velopharyngeal dysfunction? (3 kinds)
a. Vowels
b. Stops, fricatives, and affricates
c. Nasals
d. Liquids
Stops, fricatives, and affricates
If a child has hyponasality, what is a likely physical cause?
a. Enlarged adenoids
b. Cleft palate
c. Weak vocal folds
d. Velopharyngeal insufficiency
Enlarged adenoids
What is micrognathia?
a. A condition where the upper jaw is too large.
b. A condition where the lower jaw is smaller than normal
c. A misalignment of the teeth
d. A result of missing teeth
A condition where the lower jaw is smaller than normal
The term "occlusion" refers to:
a. The alignment of the hard and soft palate
b. The movement of the mandible during speech
c. How the upper and lower teeth come together
d. The shape of the alveolar ridge
How the upper and lower teeth come together