Chapter 4 Cavities of the Vocal Tract

Question 1

Hard Palate

Answer 1

part of the cavities of the vocal tract, oral cavity

Question 2

(Cavities of the vocal tract)

Oral Cavity): Soft Palate (vellum

Answer 2

moves posteriorly to separate oropharynx from nasopharynx

Question 3

(Cavities of the vocal tract)

Oral Cavity): Anterior faucial pillars (arches

Answer 3

bands of tissue located in the posterior boundary of the oral cavity

Question 4

(Cavities of the vocal tract)

Oral Cavity): Posterior faucial pillars (arches

Answer 4

bands of tissue located posterior to the anterior faucial pillars

Question 5

(Cavities of the vocal tract)

(Oral Cavity): Palatine tonsil

Answer 5

located between the two faucial pillars

Question 6

(Cavities of the vocal tract)

(Oral Cavity): Uvula

Answer 6

may aid in speech sounds (non-English), aids in velopharyngeal closure

Question 7

(Cavities of the vocal tract): Buccal Cavity

Answer 7

space between the teeth and cheeks

Question 8

(Cavities of the vocal tract)

(Pharyngeal cavity): Nasopharynx

Answer 8

space above the soft palate

Question 9

(Cavities of the vocal tract)

(Pharyngeal cavity): Nasopharynx’s, Eustachian tube

Answer 9

provides aeration of the middle ear

Question 10

(Cavities of the vocal tract)

(Pharyngeal cavity): Nasopharynx’s, Pharyngeal tonsil

Answer 10

(adenoid)

Question 11

(Cavities of the vocal tract)

(Pharyngeal cavity): Oropharynx

Answer 11

area posterior to the fauces, between soft palate and hyoid bone

Question 12

(Cavities of the vocal tract)

(Pharyngeal cavity): Laryngopharynx

Answer 12

area bounded by the hyoid bone, epiglottis and esophagus

Question 13

(Cavities of the vocal tract): Nasal cavity functions

Answer 13

Increase surface area to aid in warming, moistening and cleaning (filter) the air we breath

Question 14

(Cavities of the vocal tract): Nasal cavity structures

Answer 14

Superior nasal concha,

Middle nasal concha,

Inferior nasal concha