Skeletal Structure For Proper Voice Flashcards
Number 1 Name
Cervical Spine
1 amount of vertebrae
7
2
Thoracic Spine
2 number of vertebrae
12
3
Lumber Spine
How many vertebrae in the #3
5
4
Sacrum
How many vertebrae in the #4
5 fused vertebrae
5
Coccyx
11
True Ribs
12
False Ribs
15
Floating Ribs
13
Sternum
14
Costal Cartilage
6
Sacrum
7
Ischium (Sitz Bones)
8
Coccyx
9
Illiam
10
Pubic Bone
What part of the resonance system controls the power?
Breath
Where part of the resonance system is the source (where does it start?)
Larynx/vocal folds
What modifies/changes sound in the resonance system?
Mouth, Articulators, and Vocal Tract
What happens to the larynx with lower pitches?
It goes down
What happens to the larynx with higher pitches
It goes up
1
Arytenoid
2
Epiglottis
3
Thyroid Cartilage
1
Trachea
2
Cricoid Cartilage
3
Thyroid Cartilage
4
Cricoid Cartilage
5
Arytenoids
6
Vocal Folds
Describe Thyroid Cartilage
- Largest of 9 cartilages in the Larynx
- Shield for trachea
- Angle of thyroid cartilage changes relative to cricoid cartilage to change pitch.
Describe the Arytenoids
- Adjusts tension
- Changes pitch and sound quality
- Moves through abduction
Describe Cricoid Cartilage
- Forms ring around airway
- Helps produce sound
- Connects ligaments involved in opening and closing airways
Describe Epiglottis
- Acts as articulator for consonants like H and vowels like ah or aw
- Used for swallowing
Vocal folds description
- Adjusts to produce pitches and volumes
- Short and thick equals lower sound
- Long and thin equals higher sound
