Anatomical Structures
Lung Volumes
Respiration Terms
Roles in Speech Production
100

The bronchial tree begins with this airway

What is the trachea?


100

Cannot be measured directly because it represents the air that will always stay in the lungs even after blowing out as hard as possible

What is Residual Volume (RV)?

100

It is the  balance point where the lung and the chest force match

What is Resting level?

100

Of the major respiratory pressures, this pressure inside the lungs is considered the most important for understanding speech production.

What is alveolar pressure?

200

This dome-shaped muscle plays a crucial role in inspiration.

What is the diaphragm?

200

The maximum amount of air that can be exhaled following a maximum inhalation.

What is Tidal volume?

200

This common form of breathing is also referred to as automatic, metabolic, or involuntary breathing.

What is tidal breathing?

200

Turn airflow into sound.

What is phonation

300

These structures found are found in the lungs and are where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange occurs.

What are the alveoli?

300

When combined, these volumes make up the air left in the lungs after a normal exhale

What are Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV) and Residual Volume (RV)?

300

This pressure is found inside the thorax but outside the lungs, between the visceral and parietal pleural membranes.

What is pleural pressure?

300

Help shape speech sounds into recognizable phonemes.

What is articulation?

400

These are the two main parts that make up the respiratory system.

What are the Pulmonary apparatus and chest wall?

400

A numerical shift that happens to the resting lung volume when lying flat on your back

What is Resting lung volume level drops from 40% VC to 20% VC.?

400

During a quiet inhalation, the alveolar pressure undergoes this specific change

What is It becomes negative

400

Helps plan and coordinate by the brain. It also controls stress, rate and rhythm of speech.

What is the nerve system?

500

This structure is composed of the Rib cage wall, diaphragm, abdominal wall, and abdominal contents.

What is the chest wall?

500

The percentage of vital capacity of life breathing in a normal adult just breathing quietly.

What is 40% inhalation and 60% exhalation?

500

 The muscles used to help in expiration by pulling the ribcage down.

What are the Internal intercostals?

500

This speech production is where sound produced by the vocal cord is amplified.

What is resonation?