Anatomy & Physiology Of Speech Flashcards
Respiratory system
Air supply from lungs
Phonatory system
Voicing produced in larynx
Articulatory system
Constricts airflow to produce various sounds
Resonators system
Shapes sound produced in the vocal tract into different qualities such as oral/nasal
Anatomy
Study of structure
Physiology
Study of function
Anatomical position
Reference point, erect with palms in arm is facing forward
Axial skeleton
Head and trunk (spine = axis)
Appendicular skeleton
Lower and upper limbs
Frontal/ Coronal
Separate front/back
Sagittal
Separates left right
Transverse/ horizontal
Separates top from bottom
Anterior
View
From the front
Position
toward the front
Posterior (dorsal)
View
From the back
Position
toward the back
Superior
View
From above
Position
toward the head
Inferior
View
From below
Position
toward the ground
Lateral
View/ orientation
From the side toward the midline
Positional relation
away from the midline
Medial
View
From midline toward sides
Positional relational
Toward the midline
Deep
Closer to the axis (spine)
of the body
Superficial
Toward the surface
