laryngeal system

Question 1

which stage of sound production is the larynx associated with?

Answer 1

phonation - modification of airflow

Question 2

how many vibrations p/second is average?

Answer 2

about 150 p/s - higher for higher pitch

Question 3

why can we not produce lateral labial sounds?

Answer 3

because air can’t be released down the side of the oral cavity if our lips are an articulator

Question 4

velum

Answer 4

valve controlling where the airflow goes

Question 5

what is the difference between raised and lowered velum?

Answer 5

raised = air escapes through oral cavity (nasal cavity blocked)
lowered = air escapes through nasal cavity

Question 6

impossible nasals

Answer 6

anything further back than uvular will block the airflow before it can get to the nasal cavity

Question 7

oral/ nasal simultaneous

Answer 7

lowered velum but not a full oral closure

Question 8

glottis

Answer 8

space between vocal folds

Question 9

vocal folds

Answer 9

tissue stretching from arytenoid cartilage (posteriorly) and thyroid cartilage (anteriorly)

Question 10

cricoid cartilage

Answer 10

complete cartilage ring around the trachea - inside the thyroid but outside the vocal folds and attached to ayrtenoids. posterior ring in diagrams.

Question 11

thyroid cartilage

Answer 11

anterior ring - ‘adam’s apple’. Outside the cricoid

Question 12

what causes vocal fold vibrations?

Answer 12

contractions of the arytenoid cartilage