The Ear
Function(s) of the auditory system.
What are hearing and balance?
Another name for the Adam's apple.
What is the laryngeal (thyroid) prominence?
This type of hearing loss is usually permanent.
What is sensorineural hearing loss?
The secondary goal of the respiratory system
What is to provide a power source (air) to set vocal folds into vibration?
Examples of the moveable articulators
What is the tongue, lips, jaw, velum and pharynx?
This bone connected to the tympanic membrane (ear drum) is often referred to as "the hammer".
What is the malleus?
Primary goal(s) of the laryngeal system.
What is: To protect against foreign objects entering the trachea and lungs. Also, is a valving system that closes the airway during physical exertion (heavy lifting, childbirth, bathroom)?
Impacted cerumen (ear wax) would cause this type of hearing loss.
What is conductive hearing loss?
The principal muscle of inspiration.
What is the diaphragm?
The 3 cavities that make up the articulatory/resonating system.
What is the oral cavity, nasal cavity, pharyngeal cavity (vocal tract)?
Functions of ear wax.
What is: to clean and protect the ear by collecting debris and acting as an insecticide?
Example of a disorder of the laryngeal system.
What is: Vocal fold paralysis, cancer of the throat, laryngitis, etc.?
Most common cause of conductive hearing loss.
What is otitis media?
Inhaled air will not be warmed, filtered and moistened. May indicate enlarged adenoids or tonsils. Can also put you at risk for upper respiratory infections.
What are some concerns of a mouth breather?
The secondary function of the articulatory system.
What is to shape and filter sounds?
This causes scar tissue on the ear drum.
What are chronic ear infections?
The cartilage that directs food away from the lungs towards the stomach.
What is the epiglottis?
90% of children who are deaf or hard of hearing are born to ____ parents.
What are hearing parents?
Disorder that may impact the respiratory system.
What is COPD, smoking, Parkinson's disease, some medications, anxiety, Emphasema, Asthma, Bronchitis, etc.?
The very tip of the soft palate.
What is the uvula?
The middle ear converts acoustic energy to this type of energy.
What is mechanical energy?
The cartilages that make up the laryngeal system.
What is the thyroid cartilage, cricoid cartilage, arytenoid cartilages and the epiglottis?
This decibel level is the beginning of the danger range.
What is 85 dB?
Ways to increase the amplitude of your voice.
What is: Sitting up straight, taking a deep belly breathe, coordinating phonation with respiration?
The function of the velum (soft palate).
What is to close off the oral and nasal cavity by articulating with the back of the pharynx?