Anatomy and Physiology Terms For Phonetics Flashcards
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Diaphragm
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Separates the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity
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Lungs
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Found in the thoracic cavity
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Thoracic Cavity
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The chest cavity
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Trachea
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Connects the lungs with the larynx
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larynx
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Attached superiorly to the hyoid bone by cartilage and inferiorly to the trachea. (Hyoid bone is above and trachea is below)
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hyoid bone
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“Floating bone” above the larynx that is attached to ligaments but no other bone directly.
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vocal folds
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In the larynx under the epiglottis and between the
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thyroid cartilage
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at the anterior of the larynx
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arytenoid cartilages
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on the posterior of the larynx
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glottis
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Space between the vocal folds
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Subglottal pressure
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