Intro and Source-Filter Theory

Question 1

lowest frequency of vibration of the vocal folds

Answer 1

fundamental frequency

Question 2

wha tonsil is located behind your nasal cavity?

Answer 2

adenoid tonsils

Question 3

What is the source in the source-filter theory?

Answer 3

larynx/voicing

Question 4

what tonsil is located in the oral cavity between the two faucial pillars

Answer 4

palatine tonsils

Question 5

What are the three tonsilis?

Answer 5

palatine
adenoids/pharyngeal
lingual

Question 6

What is the filter in the source-filter theory?

Answer 6

vocal tract

Question 7

What is another name for the anterior faucial pillar?

Answer 7

palato-glossal arch

Question 8

What are the immobile articulators (4)?

Answer 8

alveolar ridge, maxillae, hard palate, teeth

Question 9

What are the parts of the larynx?

Answer 9

Laryngopharynx: lowest part of the pharyngeal space, between the hyoid bone, the epiglottis, and the esophagus

Oropharynx: located at the back of the mouth, between the hyoid bone and the velum, posterior to the faucial arches

Nasopharynx: located in the space above the velum

Question 10

what tonsil is located at the back of the tongue?

Answer 10

lingual tonsils

Question 11

What are the mobile articulators (8)?

Answer 11

tongue, mandible, velum, lips, cheeks, pharyngeal cavity, larynx, hyoid bone

Question 12

What are the 4 valves that direct the flow of air?

Answer 12

laryngeal port
velopharyngeal port
lingual port
labial port

Question 13

What frequency is based on the position of the articulators or the shaping of the vocal tract?

Answer 13

formant frequency

Question 14

frequency of sound to which a cavity most effectively responds. When you change the shape of the oral cavity you are changing the _________ frequencies.

Answer 14

resonant frequency

Question 15

What is another name for the poster faucial pillar?

Answer 15

palato-pharyngeal arch