Final Exam Questions Flashcards
What theory accounts for coarticulation?
Dynamic Action Theory
What muscle shortens the tongue and raises it upward?
Superior longitudinal muscle
What muscle is responsible for non-nasal sounds?
Levator veli palatini
What are the cavities of the articulatory system?
Oral
Buccal
Nasal
Pharyngeal
What are the three regions of the pharynx, from superior to inferior?
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx
Superior
Above
Inferior
Below
Ipsilateral
same side
contralateral
opposite side
What is the 2nd most mobile articulator?
The lips
What is the most mobile articulator?
The tongue
List the articulators
Lips
Tongue
Jaw
Soft Palate
The lips are responsible for what consonants?
/p,b,m,f,v/
What is prognathia?
Protrusion of the mandible. The mandible sits anterior to the maxilla.
Anterior
(protrustion) is forward to
Posterior
sits behind
retrognathia
underdevelopment of mandible (mandible is posterior to maxilla)
List the fibrous joints found in the cranium:
Coronal suture
Sagittal suture
Lambdoidal suture
Parietomastoid suture
list the fibrous joint found in the facial skeleton
Temperomandibular joint
This suture separates the front and parietal bones
coronal suture
This suture separates the parietal bones
sagittal suture
This suture separates occipital bone from parietal and temporal bones
lambdoidal suture
This suture separates the parietal and temporal bones
parietomastoid suture
What is Boyle’s law?
The inverse relationship between pressure and volume given a constant temperature
List the abdominal muscles, from most superficial to most deep.
- external oblique (most superficial)
- internal oblique
- rectus abdominis
- transverse abdominis (deepest)
What is glottal fry?
It is the lowest fundamental frequency.
VF close quickly. It is the long closed phase of the cycle
VF free margins appear flaccid, but are tightly closed
Bubbles of air escape, giving it a “popcorn” quality
it is the least flexible
involves low airflow
What is the frequency of glottal fry?
Less than 100 Hz.
Describe the modal register:
Has the widest range of fundamental frequency
It is the normal speaking voice
Describe Falsetto
It is the highest Fundamnetal frequency
VFs do not usually close completely
What is Van Der Merwe’s framework for speech production?
Intent—–linguistic symbolic planning—–motor planning/programming——execution
What are the biological functions of the respiratory, laryngeal, and oral cavity/systems?
Communication between the respiratory tract and the atmosphere
- Beginning of the digestive tract/mastication and enzymatic breakdown
Where do the sarcomeres live?
the Myofibrils.
True or false?
According to the neurochronaxic theory of voice production, each opening and closing of the vocal folds is due to separate nerve firing and muscle contractions.
TRUE!
True or false?
Both the epiglottis and the thyroid cartilage are essential structures for phonation.
FALSE!
T/F
The interarytenoid muscle is important for position and support of the larynx.
FALSE!
T/F
The physical manifestation of intensity is pitch.
FALSE!
T/F
The thyrovocalis muscle has an attachment at the muscular process of the arytenoid.
FASLE!
T/F
Using a strobe light during laryngoscopy allows for visualization of the vocal folds vibrating.
TRUE!
T/F
Flexible laryngoscopy allows for assessment of laryngeal function during conversational speech.
TRUE!
T/F
The omohyoid muscle is a suprahyoid muscle.
FALSE!
T/F
The anterior digastric muscle is an intrinsic muscle of the larynx which is innervated by the recurrent laryngeal nerve (CN X).
FALSE!
As mass per unit (or mass/length) increases, tension decreases, and fundamental frequency decreases.
TRUE!
Which of the following vocal fold configurations would have a larger glottis?
Vocal folds fully abducted
OR
Vocal folds fully adducted
Vocal folds fully abducted
Which is the space beneath the vocal folds extending to the first tracheal ring?
Laryngeal Vestibule
Ventricles
Glottal Space
Subglottal Space
Subglottal Space
The ____________________ is the part of the thyroid that arises from its lateral surface and projects superiorly, attaching indirectly to the hyoid bone.
Superior Cornu
To increase loudness at very low fundamental frequencies, you need to increase:
Glottal resistance
Which of the following structures is not composed of elastic cartilage?
corniculate cartilages thyroid cartilage cuneiform cartilage epiglottis all of the above are composed of elastic cartilage.
thyroid cartilage
On average, the male voice’s fundamental frequency during reading is:
112-146 Hz
Lowering the pitch of your voice involves ___________ the vocal folds.
relaxing
The rocking motion of the __________ cartilage relative to the __________ cartilage can increase pitch.
thyroid
cricoid
Which of the following consist of only extrinsic ligaments/membranes?
Lateral hyothyroid ligament, conus elasticus, glossoepiglottic ligament
Middle hyothyroid ligament, vocal ligament, thyroepiglottic ligament
Vocal ligament, posterior cricoarytenoid ligament, conus elasticus
Lateral hyothyroid ligament, cricotracheal membrane, glossoepiglottic ligament
Middle hyothyroid ligament, vocal ligament, thyroepiglottic ligament
The anterior portion of the vocal folds attaches to the ________ cartilage(s) and the posterior portion attaches to the _________ cartilage(s):
thyroid
arytenoid
Which of the following consist only of muscles used in adduction:
thyroarytenoid, interarytenoid, posterior cricoarytenoid, cricothyroid
transverse, vertical, oblique
thyrovocalis, thyromuscularis, cricothyroid
oblique interarytenoid, tranverse interarytenoid, lateral cricoarytenoid
none of the above
oblique interarytenoid, tranverse interarytenoid, lateral cricoarytenoid
The glottal fry register is characterized by all of the following, EXCEPT:
Long closed quotient Least flexible of the vocal registers Flaccid vocal fold edges Low airflow All of the above are true about the glottal fry register.
All of the above are true about the glottal fry register.
Each of the following are joints within the laryngeal mechanism:
A. Cricothyroid joint B. Cricoarytenoid joint C. Thyroarytenoid joint A & B A & C
A and B
The following are all laryngeal depressors:
Digastric, Geniohyoid, Mylohyoid, Stylohyoid
Digastric, Sternothyroid, Mylohyoid, Sternohyoid
Omohyoid, Geniohyoid, Mylohyoid, Thyrohyoid
Thyrohyoid, Sternohyoid, Omohyoid, Sternothyroid
None of the above
Thyrohyoid, Sternohyoid, Omohyoid, Sternothyroid
A person makes the following group of phonations: ah, ah, ah, ah, ah (note: Each separation with a comma indicates a separate ‘ah.’) For this example, how many times are the vocal folds adducted using a muscle contraction?
5
All of the following are objective parameters used to assess vocal quality, except:
intensity shimmer spectrum open quotient all of the above are objective parameters of vocal quality.
all of the above are objective parameters of vocal quality.
Falsetto vocal fold register is due to:
longer, thinner vocal folds
A functional larynx is essential for all of the following except:
thoracic fixation
phonation
coughing
airway protection
all of the above require a functional larynx
all of the above require a functional larynx
What specific structures of the aging larynx are likely to be impacted by ossification of hyaline cartilage?
The cricothyroid would be affected if there was ossification of hyaline cartilage.
What perceptual voice changes would you expect in the male aging voice secondary to atrophy of the thyrovocalis muscle?
There would be an increase in pitch, because the fundamental frequency would rise.
What nerve innervates the diaphragm? What is the diaphragm’s point of attachment to the sternum?
The phrenic nerve innervates the diaphragm. The diaphragm’s point of attachment to the sternum is the xiphoid process.
The lower lip is less mobile than the upper lip. True or false?
False.
T/F
A retrognathic or Class II malocclusion occurs when the maxilla lies posteriorly to the mandible.
FALSE!
T/F
Both the posterior cricoarytenoid and lateral cricoarytenoid muscles are essential for the production of voiced consonants.
False