Anatomy/Physiology of The Speech Mechanism Flashcards
When an excessive amount of carbon dioxide in the blood cells creates the need for oxygen the ________ in the brainstem fires impulses to the respiratory muscles
Medulla oblongata
Respiration is made possible by structural framework that includes:
The lungs, bronchi, trachea, spinal column, sternum and rib cage
The ______ lung is shorter brighter and bigger than the left long because the liver underneath forces it into a slightly upward direction
Right
The trachea is formed of approximately ____ rings of cartilage
20
The spinal column consist of ___to ___ individual vertebrae
32-33
There are ___ cervical vertebrae
___thoracic vertebrae
___ lumbar vertebrae
____ sacral vertebrae
____ coccygeal vertebrae
7 12 5 5 3-4
The sternum consists of three parts:
The manubrium, body, and xiphoid process
The _____ is in the floor of the chest cavity. It is a thick, dome shaped muscle that separates the abdomen from thorax. Because the lungs rest upon it it plays a major role in breathing.
Diaphragm
The 11 paired ____________ pull the ribs downward to decrease the diameter of the thoracic cavity for exhalation
Internal intercostals
The 11 paired ______ raise the ribs up and out to increase the diameter of the thoracic cavity for inhalation
External intercostals
Serrated posterior superior:
Levator costarum brevis:
Locator costarum longis:
External intercostal:
ELEVATE rib cage
Pectoralis major:
Increases the transverse dimension of the rib cage
Pectoralis minor:
Increases the transverse dimension of the rib cage
Levator scapulae:
Elevate scapula/supports Neck
Rhomboideus major
Rhomboideus minor
Stabilizes shoulder girdle
The two key accessory muscles of the neck are:
- Sternocleidomastoid
2. Trapezius
The sternocleidomastoid elevates the
Sternum and thus, indirectly the rib cage
The trapezius controls the…
Head and elongates the neck, and thus indirectly influences respiration
Most muscles involved with breathing assist with _____
Inhalation
The muscles of expiration include:
Latissimus dorsi, rectus abdominis, transversus abdominis, internal oblique and quadratus lumborum
Respiration, the process of breathing involving an exchange of gases between an organism and its environment, is necessary for life itself. It is also the foundation of ______
Speech
The two primary muscle categories for respiration are:
The thoracic muscles of inspiration and the abdominal of muscles of expiration
In addition to producing the sound needed for speech, the larynx has biological functions. These include:
- Closure of the trachea so that food and other substances do not enter the lungs
- Production of the cough reflex to expel foreign substances the accidentally enter the trachea
- Closure of the vocal folds to build subglottic pressure necessary for physical tasks such as excretion and lifting heavy items
The larynx is suspended from the __________
Hyoid bone
The ___________ forms the anterior and lateral walls of the larynx and protects the larynx
Thyroid cartilage
The ________ which some view as the uppermost tracheal ring, is linked with the thyroid cartilage in the paired arytenoid cartilages. It completely surrounds the trachea
Cricoid cartilage
The _________ are small, pyramid shaped cartilages connected to the cricoid through the cricoarytenoid joint, which permits sliding in circular movements
Arytenoid cartilages
The small cone shaped ______ sit on the apex of the arytenoids. They assist in reducing the laryngeal opening when a person is swallowing. They are located under the mucous membrane that covers the aryepiglottic folds
Cuneiform
The cuneiform cartilages serve to…
Stiffen or tense the aryepiglottic folds
The intrinsic laryngeal muscles are primarily responsible for
Sound production
The intrinsic muscles of the larynx are:
Thyroarytenoid, lateral cricoarytenoid, transverse arytenoid, oblique arytenoid, cricothyroid and posterior cricoarytenoid
The thyro arytenoid is divided into two muscle masses:
Internal thyrorytenoid
External thyroarytenoid
The ________ is the primary portion of the muscle that vibrates and produces sound. It is generally referred to as the vocalis muscle, or more commonly vocal folds
Internal thyroarytenoid
The abductor muscles include:
Lateral cricoarytenoid, transverse arytenoid, and oblique arytenoid
These muscles act to bring the vocal folds together
The cricothyroid muscle is attached to the cricoid and thyroid Cartilages. It _____ and _______ the vocal folds
Lengthens and tenses
Abduction of the vocal folds is accomplished when the __________ contracts
PCA (posterior cricoarytenoid)
The primary function of the extrinsic laryngeal muscles is
To support the larynx and fix its position
The extrinsic laryngeal muscles have one attachment to ______________and One attachment to___________
A structure was in the larynx and one attachment to a structure outside the larynx
All extrinsic muscles are attached to the ___________ and serve to lower or raise the position of the larynx within the neck
The hyoid bone
The elevators, or suprahyoid muscles, lie _____the hyoid bone. Their primary function is ________ of the larynx. The suprahyoid muscles are:
Above; elevation
Digastric, geniohyoid, mylohyoid, stylohyoid, hyoglossus and genioglossus
The depressors or infrahyoid muscles lie below the hyoid bone. their primary function is depression of the larynx. the infrahyoid muscles are:
Thyrohyoid, Omohyoid, sternothyroid, and sternohyoid
The vocal folds have three layers:
- The epithelium, or outer cover
- The lamina propria, or middle layer
- The vocalis muscle or body which provides stability and mass to the vocal fold
There are two other pairs of vocal folds:
The aryepiglottic folds and the ventricular or false vocal folds
The aryepiglottic folds are composed of a ring of connective tissue and muscle extending from the tips of the arytenoids to the larynx. They separate the _________ from the ________ and help preserve the airway
Laryngeal vestibule from the pharynx