Articulatory System
Velum and Resonance
Place & Manner of Articulation
Speech Disorders & Conditions
Anatomy of Speech Production
100

The process of producing speech sounds by shaping airflow is called:

Articulation

100

The velum is lowered for which type of speech sounds?

Nasals

100

A sound produced with the tongue against the alveolar ridge is called?

Alveolar

100

What is hypernasality?

This occurs whenever too much air escapes through the nose during speech

100

The soft palate is also known as:

Velum

200

The place where 2 articulators meet to produce a sound is called:

Place of articulation

200

The velum is primarily elevated during:

most speech sounds and swallowing

200

Which is an example of a fricative?

/b/

/s/

/d/

/m/

/s/

200

What is hyponasality?

This occurs whenever not enough air flows through the nose

200

What is the function of the levator veli palatini muscle?

It elevates the soft palate


300

Which articulator is most important for producing labiodental sounds?

Lips and teeth

300

Which structure(s) is primarily responsible for resonance?

Oral and nasal cavities

300

Which of the following sounds is a nasal?

/g/

/t/

/m/

/s/

/m/

300

Which assessment tool measures nasal airflow during speech?

Nasometry

300

What is the total # of primary (deciduous) teeth?

15

20

30

45

20

400

Which of the following is NOT a mobile articulator?

1. Hard Palate 

2. Tongue

3. Lips

4 Mandible

Hard Palate

400

What is the primary function of the velum during speech?

Controlling nasal airflow

400

The term for how airflow is manipulated when producing speech sounds is:

Manner of articulation

400

If a child has hyponasality, which is a likely physical cause?

Enlarged adenoids

Cleft palate

Weak vocal folds

Velopharyngeal insufficiency

Enlarged adenoids

400

The space between the vocal folds is called?

Glottis

500

What is the primary function of the articulatory system?

Shaping speech sounds

500

Which speech sounds are most affected by velopharyngeal dysfunction? (3 kinds)

Stops, fricatives, and affricates

500

Which part of the tongue is used for producing alveolar sounds?

Tip

500

What is micrognathia?

A condition where the lower jaw is smaller than normal

500

The term "occlusion" refers to:

How the upper and lower teeth come together