Week 1 Slides

Question 1

Name the levels (in order) of the Speech Chain.

Answer 1

Linguistic > Physiological > Acoustic > Physiological > Linguistic

Question 2

Name the 4 processes that allow speech &language and swallowing processes.

Answer 2

Neural
Structural
Aeromechanical
Muscular

Question 3

Give a brief note of the types of neural processes to do with the speech chain.

Answer 3

Motor Planning and Execution
Afferent and Efferent Information
Made up of Brain, Spinal Cord, Cranial and Spinal Nerves

Question 4

The influence of muscle forces is known as ______ processes.

Answer 4

Muscular

Question 5

What is the main structural process affecting speech?

Answer 5

The movements of speech production apparatus.

Question 6

Displacements and Velocities come under _____ processes.

Answer 6

structural

Question 7

What does aeromechanical refer to?

Answer 7

Changes in air pressure, airflows and volumes.

Question 8

Air flows through the vocal tract. What is the vocal tract made up of?

Answer 8

Larynx, Pharynx, Nose and Mouth.

Question 9

What is the nervous systems role in speech production?

Answer 9

To plan speech.

Question 10

What is the function of the ear in terms of the speech chain?

Answer 10

Perception of speech and communication.

Question 11

What 3 systems are involved in speech production?

Answer 11

Respiratory
Phonatory
Articulatory

Question 12

What bone makes up the forehead?

Answer 12

The frontal bone.

Question 13

What is the main bone in the nose?

Answer 13

The nasal bone.

Question 14

Where is the maxillary bone found?

Answer 14

Under the eyes, above the lips.

Question 15

What is the bone at the side of the head called?

Answer 15

Temporal bone.

Question 16

What bone is under the eyes towards the outside and goes towards the ears/cheeks?

Answer 16

zygomatic bone.

Question 17

What is the mandible?

Answer 17

Jaw bone.

Question 18

The bone directly above teeth (where the gums are) is known as the _____ ________.

Answer 18

alveolar process.

Question 19

What is the bone at the back and base of the skull called?

Answer 19

The mastoid process.

Question 20

What is the space inside the nose called (above the palate)?

Answer 20

The nasal cavity

Question 21

The soft palate can also be known as the ______.

Answer 21

Velum.

Question 22

The finger looking bit between the nasal and oral cavity is called the _______.

Answer 22

Velum.

Question 23

What is the flap of skin that sits under the back of the tongue, before the entrance to the larynx, called?

Answer 23

The Epiglottis.