Pulmonary System and Breathing Mechanics
The pulmonary system is composed of _____.
a. Lungs and thorax
b. Trachea, bronchial tree, lungs, and thorax
c. Trachea, bronchial tree, and lungs
d. Trachea, bronchial tree, lungs, and diaphragm
Trachea, bronchial tree, and lungs
Which of the following muscles is not an intrinsic laryngeal muscle?
lateral cricoarytenoid
Posterior cricoarytenoid
Thyroarytenoid
Thyrohyoid
Thyrohyoid
Perceptually, the average amplitude level corresponds to _____.
a. the duration
b. the pitch
c. the loudness
d. the intensity
the loudness
Name the most common articulators
lips, teeth, alveolar ridge, hard palate, soft palate, tongue
The ossicles include:
(malleus incus stapes)
The major muscles of the lower airway that function in inspiration during all types of breathing are _____.
The diaphragm and the external intercostals
What are the joints in laryngeal skeleton structure?
Cricothyroid and Cricoarytenoid
Which statement is true about the term 'dysphonia'?
a. a raspy sound in the voice with the perception of a low pitch
b. a vocal tone that sounds aspirated, with audible air escaping during phonation
c. a generic term for any voice that sounds deviant in terms of quality, pitch, and/or loudness
d. a breathy voice
a generic term for any voice that sounds deviant in terms of quality, pitch, and/or loudness
Traditional classification system of vowels is based on
(tongue height, tongue advancement)
The sensory organ of hearing is called
Organ of Corti
What percentage of the vital capacity is used during normal speech?
a. 20%-40%
b. 10%
c. > 50%
20%-40%
The contraction of PCA will result in
VF opening
In childhood years, the larynx and the vocal folds start to increase in size. The primary acoustic manifestation of these changes is _____ in F0.
a. a drop
b. an increase
c. steady
d. variable
a drop
Traditional classification system of consonants is based on:
(manner place voicing)
What is the academic/anatomic term for eardrum?
tympanic membrane
What does FEV1 stand for
forced expiratory volume in 1 second
Select all those adductor muscles:
Posterior Cricoarytenoid
Lateral Cricoarytenoid
Transverse Interarytenoid
Oblique Interarytenoid
Lateral Cricoarytenoid
Transverse Interarytenoid
Oblique Interarytenoid
In acoustic analysis, vocal frequency commonly used in clinical practice includes the following except:
a. Average F0
b. Frequency variability such as F0SD, STSD, F0 range
c. Maximum phonational frequency range
d. Dynamic range
Dynamic range
Which of the following is a hard palate sound
a./t/
b. /ʒ/
c./l/
d./m/
/ʒ/
The inner ear is composed of the following except:
a. the cochlea
b. vestibule
c. tympanic membrane
d. semicircular canals
tympanic membrane
During inhalation, what is the relationship between pulmonary pressure (Palv) and atmospheric pressure (Patmos)?
Pavl < Patmos
Which of the following cavities is not above the larynx?
a. pharynx
b. oral
c. esophageal
d. nasal
f. nasopharyngeal
esophageal
Lack of amplitude variability leads to sound ______.
a. loud and noisy
b. flat or monotonous
c. soft or breathy
d. harsh or hoarse
flat or monotonous
List the four valves of the vocal tract:
labial lingual velopharyngeal laryngeal
This reflex occurs when the stapedius muscle contracts strongly in response to an intense sound of 80 dB HL or more.
a. pupillary
b. yawn
c. acoustic
d. cough
acoustic