Mouth and Throat Flashcards
1
Q
What organs/structures coordinate for nutrition swallowing and speech?
A
Mouth and throat
2
Q
It is the main nutritional channel for survival.
A
Mouth
3
Q
Without the mouth nd throat it would also accounr for the absence of the _______, which is a vital means of communication.
A
Speech
4
Q
When does the development of the mouth and its internal structures begins?
A
40th day
5
Q
When does its motions are more purposeful, anticipating crucial future activities, like breatsfeeding and eaiting; the fetus begins to suck; tooth buds develop and salivary glands begin functioning?
A
12 weeks
6
Q
When does the infant learns speech?
A
at birth through hearing and crying
7
Q
When does the screening for hearing loss starts?
A
Infancy
