Anatomy of Resonation & Articulation Flashcards
Resonation is the process ____
By which the voice, or laryngeal tone, is modified when some frequency components are dampened & others are enhanced
Resonators that modify laryngeal tone are:
Pharynx, nasal cavity, oral cavity
Pharynx
AKA throat
Part of the upper airway
Located superiorly & posteriorly to the larynx
Size & shape of pharynx are modified by position of the tongue in the mouth & the vertical positioning of the larynx in the neck
English sounds produced with nasal resonance
/m/, /n/, /ng/
During production of nasal sounds, ___
soft palate (velum) is relaxed and lowered there's a coupling of nasal and oral cavities/they aren't separate from one another
For all other sounds besides nasal sounds in English, the velum ____
is elevated & retracted (or moved back) to make contact with the posterior pharyngeal wall, separating the oral cavity from the nasal cavity
Cavities are uncoupled so sounds are produced with primarily oral resonance
Oral cavity is the _____
Primary resonating structure for all English sounds except /m/, /n/, & /ng/
Source-Filter Theory of Vowel Production AKA
Acoustic Theory of Vowel Production
Source-Filter Theory says ____
Vocal tract is visualized as a series of linked tubes: oral cavity (mouth), pharynx, nasal cavity; these tubes provide the variable resonating cavity that helps produce speech
Energy from vibrating VFs is modified by the resonance characteristics of the vocal tract
VFs generate a voicing source; voicing source routed through the vocal tract where it’s shaped into speech sounds
The source in Source-Filter Theory
Energy from the vibrating Vocal Folds
Filter in the Source-Filter Theory
Vocal Tract
In Source-Filter Theory, speech sounds may be vowels when source is _____
Phonation
In Source-Filter Theory, speech sounds may be consonants when sources include ____
Turbulence of frication or combinations of turbulence & voicing
Changes in configuration & shape of articulators govern _____
Resonance characteristics of the vocal tract
Resonances of the vocal tract determine ____
Sound of each specific vowel
Noise passed through filter of the oral cavity which has been _____
Specifically configured for production of that sound
Structures within the oral cavity are _____
Shaped and moved to provide specific resonance for each sound
These structures are key in the artic process
Articulation
Refers to movements of speech structures to produce speech sounds; act of saying something clearly
Movement of joined anatomic parts as well as production of speech sounds that results from such movements
Larynx & Articulation
Produces sound that is shaped into speech
Sound travels through pharynx & oral cavity (nasal cavity)
In oral cavity, structures modify sound into specific sounds for speech
Oral Cavity Structures in Articulation
Pharynx, soft palate, hard palate, mandible, teeth, tongue, lips, cheeks
Pharyngeal cavity divided into 3 segments:
Laryngopharynx
Oropharynx
Nasopharynx
Laryngopharynx
Begins immediately superior to larynx & ends at base of tongue
Oropharynx
Extends up to the soft palate & is connected to the nasopharynx
Nasopharynx
Ends where the 2 nasal cavities begin
Laryngopharynx & oropharynx add _____
Resonance to the sounds produced by the larynx
Nasopharynx adds noticeable resonance ____
Only to the nasals, /m/, /n/, /ng/
Most pharyngeal muscles are innervated by ____
CN X, CN XI via the pharyngeal plexus
Pharyngeal plexus is formed ___
By the joining of CN’s X & XI; it supplies the upper pharyngeal musculature
Salpingopharyngeus Innervation & Function
X, XI
Elevates lateral pharyngeal wall
Stylopharyngeus Innervation & Function
IX
Elevates & opens pharynx
Superior pharyngeal constrictor Innervation & Function
X, XI
Constricts pharyngeal diameter, pulls pharyngeal wall forward
Middle pharyngeal constrictor Innervation & Function
X, XI
Narrows diameter of pharynx
Inferior pharyngeal constrictor, cricopharyngeus Innervation & Function
X, XI
Constricts superior orifice of esophagus
Inferior pharyngeal constrictor, thyropharyngeus Innervation & Function
X, XI
Reduces diameter of lower pharynx
Soft palate aka
Velum
What is the Velum?
Flexible muscular structure at the juncture of the oropharynx and the nasopharynx
Located in posterior area of the oral cavity & hangs from the hard palate
Dynamic structure of muscles that elevates and lowers
Uvula
A small, cone-shaped structure at the tip of the velum
When the soft palate is lowered, ____
there is a coupling of the nasal & oral cavities for nasal sounds or quiet breathing through the nose
When the soft palate is raised, ____
the muscles of the pharynx also move inward to meet the muscles of the soft palate
Nasal port is closed with the sphincter-like action
Called velopharyngeal closure
If the muscular bulk of the soft palate is inadequate, _____
Nasal cavity may remain open to some extend
Speakers may sound excessively nasal because sound energy passes through the nasal cavities when it shouldn’t
Muscles of the Soft Palate:
Levator veli palatini, tensor veli palatini, palatoglossus, palatopharyngeus
Levator veli palatini Innervation & Function
X, XI
Primary elevator of the velum
Tensor veli palatini
V
Tenses velum, dilates eustachian tube
Palatoglossus
X, XI
Elevates & depresses velum
Palatopharyngeus
X, XI
Narrows pharyngeal cavity, lowers velum, may assist in elevating larynx
What is the hard palate?
Bony structure making up the roof of the mouth & floor of the nose
Part of the maxillae
Maxillae
Paired bones which are the largest in the face & form the entire upper jaw