Articulatory Mechanism Flashcards
What is the term used for the production of speech sounds?
Articulation
What is the term used to describe the parts of speech production mechanism that create articulations?
Articulators
Articulators are found in?
The oral cavity
Articulation takes place in?
Oral cavity and is referred to as Articulatory mechanism/supra laryngeal mechanism
Nasal cavity is also involves
What are the lips made up of?
Tissue, blood vessels, glands, nerves and muscle
What are the lips?
Complex structure consisting of a large number of muscles. There are many different settings in speech/expression
Why is the lower lip more mobile and bigger than upper?
Due to position affected by the mandible
What is the philitrum?
Vertical groove on upper lip
What are the four lip positions in speech?
Close rounding- too
Open rounding- caught
Spreading- keep
Neutral- butter
What is the area behind the teeth?
Alveolar ridge
Order of oral cavity
Teeth Alveolar ridge Hard palate Soft palate Velum Epiglottis Pharynx
What are the three sections of the pharynx?
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx
What is the velopharyngeal port?
Gap between oral and nasal cavity
What is the main articulator?
Tongue
What is the name for the tongue tip?
Apex (apical)
What is the name for the tongue blade?
Lamina (laminal)
What is the tongue?
A mobile muscular structure. Tip capable of fastest movements of all articulators and it is the most common articulator of speech
In the oral cavity the tongue is visible in the mouth and
Is loosely attached to mouth by frenulum (this is short in tongue tie)
In regards to pharyngeal, the tongue
Is anchored to hyoid bone
The jaw contributes to?
Movement of tongue and lower lip
Another name for the jaw is?
The mandible
The jaw is hinged at?
Temperomandibular joint
