Perception
The shape of the vocal folds when pitch is higher.
What is long and thin?
SOVT stands for
What is Semi-occluded vocal tract?
Name a consonant that can function as a vowel (representing 3 sounds) or a consonant.
What is Y?
The primary function of the vocal folds.
What is to protect the airway?
The term for any change in normal voice quality, which could involve breathiness, roughness, or strain.
What is dysphonia?
The shape of the vocal folds when pitch is lower.
What is thick and loose?
RVT stands for
What is resonant voice therapy?
Two voiceless strident sounds that can be used to initiate air flow before phonation begins.
What are /s/ and "sh"?
The 5 subsystems of speech.
What are respiration, phonation, articulation, resonance, and prosody.
Benign growths on the vocal folds caused by overuse or misuse of the voice over time.
What are nodules?
Three parameters we can control.
What are pitch, loudness, and duration?
UES stands for
What is upper esophageal sphincter?
The vowel sound that is most anterior and inferior in the mouth that promotes forward focus.
What is /ʊ/?
The 3 subsystems of voice.
What are respiration, phonation, and vocal tract resonance?
A benign growth on a VF caused by acute or chronic vocal trauma.
What is a polyp?
Four parameters we can measure.
What are pitch, loudness, duration, and quality?
The most efficient manner of breathing for speech or singing purposes is AB/D.
What is abdominal/diaphragmatic breathing?
The nasal continuant that is the most superior and posterior in the mouth.
What is /ng/?
In an acoustic measure of a person's voice, F0 refers to:
What is fundamental frequency?
A weak voice, typically associated with older people.
What is presbyphonia?
The feeling of pressure the occlusion creates when you blow through a straw.
What is back pressure?
Perceptual assessments for patients are referred to as PROMs. PROMs stands for:
What are patient reported outcome measures?
During an endoscopy, the vowel sound a patient is requested to make that will show how the vocal folds approximate.
What is /i/?
During the maximum phonation time task, the vowel used is:
What is /a/?
The voice disorder that 60% of individuals who have a thyroidectomy are diagnosed with.
What is bilateral vocal fold paralysis (BVFP)?