Bones
Muscles
Function
Clinical Application
Mastication
100

This bone forms the anterior portion of the hard palate

What is the maxilla?

100

This structure is also known as the velum

What is the soft palate?

100

This is the most versatile articulator in the vocal tract

What is the tongue?

100

This explains why speech sounds overlap during fluent speech

What is coarticulation?

100

This stage begins when the bolus reaches the anterior faucial pillars

What is the pharyngeal phase?

200

This bone houses the upper teeth

What is the maxilla?

200

The function of this muscle is to compress the cheeks

What is the buccinator?

200

This muscle is responsible for tongue tip elevation

What is the superior longitudinal?

200

This is the development of the hard and soft palate

What is palatogenesis?

200

These two stages are involuntary

What are the pharyngeal and esophageal?

300

This bone forms the posterior portion of the hard palate

What is the palatine?

300

This muscle elevates the soft palate during speech and swallowing

What is the levator veli palatini?

300

This happens when the velum does not close fully during speech

What is hypernasality?

300

This assesses rapid alternating articulator coordination

What is DDK rate?

300

This muscle forms the primary structure of the UES

What is the cricopharyngeus?

400

This is a sign of abnormal craniofacial development

Equal facial and cranial size

400

This paired muscle makes up most of the tongue body and is responsible for fine motor control

What is the genioglossus?

400

The function of this structure is they give rise to critical face and neck structures during development

What are the pharyngeal arches?

400

This is the best imaging technique for tracking rapid articulatory movement

What is EMA?

400

This type of bolus movement occurs during the esophageal stage

What is peristaltic wave propulsion?

500

This class of occlusion is an overbite

What is class 2?

500

This intrinsic muscle flattens the tongue

What is the vertical?

500

This is not a laryngeal airway protection method

What is buccal tension?

500

This is the likely impact of aging on the articulatory system

What is bone loss and muscle atrophy?

500

These are the primary clinical concerns during the pharyngeal phase during swallowing

What are penetration or aspiration?