CD442 Speech Science - Exam 1 Prep

The basic functional unit of living matter is the cell (t/f)

true

coronal or frontal cut

sagittal cut

transverse cut

oblique cut

ventral

to the front of the body

dorsal

to the back of the body

superior

above

inferior

below

medial

towards the midline

lateral

toward the side

prone

on the belly

supine

on the back

distal

downward away from the midline

proximal

towards the center, upwards

abduction

open away from the center

adduction

close

The group of vertebrae located immediately inferior to the thoracic vertebrae are the _____ vertebrae.

lumbar

Which ribs are connected directly to the sternum by cartilage?

true ribs

Which cranial nerve is most associated with voice quality?

CN X Vagus nerve

The _____ is sometimes referred to as the hipbone.

pelvic girdle

Aponeurosis is a sheet-like ligament

false - tendon not ligament

aponeurosis

a sheet like tendon

Where is the primary motor cortex located?

frontal lobe

The thorax is located on the lateral aspect of the sternum

true

Swallowing is part of speech production

false

Which cortical area is responsible for the executive function?

frontal lobe

A healthy individual normally exchanges approximately 500 cc of air during rest breathing.

true

During inhalation, alveolar pressure is ______. This will cause air to flow ______ the lungs, and lung volume will ______.

negative; into; increase

The rest state of the thorax occurs at ______% VC.

55

Which of the following is/are not part of the axial skeleton? (clavicle, sternum, ribs, pelvis)

clavicle, pelvis

A U-tube manometer can be used to measure _________.

lung pressure

What structure/s connect/s the left and right hemisphere and make/s the two hemispheres become one?

corpus callosum

Which structures are parts of the pulmonary system?

the lungs, trachea, and bronchi

Human communication includes only auditory comprehension and speech production.

false

Physiology is the study of the structure of organisms (t/f)

false

The 12 pairs of cranial nerves belong to the peripheral nervous system.

true

The pressure below the atmospheric pressure is neg/pos

negative

The cerebral cortex is white matter layered structure of the brain.

false

The insertion of the muscle refers to the moveable end of the muscle that attaches to the bone.

true

humans have how many pairs of ribs

12

Using tongue to forcibly against the roof of the mouth is a good example of _________ contraction

Isometric

About 95% of the population, the language area is lateralized to the right hemisphere.

false

Intrapleural pressure is always negative.

true

At REL/EEL, the pressure in the L-T unit is 0 cmH2O.

true

The layer of the pleural linkage covering the inner surface of the thorax is parietal pleura.

true

Human's limbs are composed of ______ muscles.

Striated-skeletal

The unlinked lungs are always collapsed.

true

Air flows from regions of lower pressure to regions of higher pressure (t/f)

false

negative pressure in the lungs creates compressing force to contract the lungs (t/f)

false

"Egressive" refers to air flowing out of the lungs (t/f)

true

The central nervous system controls the human body contralaterally (t/f)

true

The central nervous system comprises of the ___ and ___

brain and spinal cord

The perifpheral nervous systm comprises of ____

nerves

What are the three subsystems of speech production?

repiratory, phonatory, and articulatory system

The respiratory system is the source of ____ in speech production

power

The phonatory system is the source of ___ in speech production

sound

The articulatory system is the source of ___ in speech production

filtration

The rest state of the lungs occurs at _______% VC.

0

The term "clavicular breathing" refers to the involvement of the scalenus muscles while inhalation (t/f)

false

0% VC indicates that the lungs are empty (t/f)

false

During speech breathing, both diaphragm and abdominal muscles are always contracted in the supine position (t/f)

false

The lung volume range that is most efficient for comfortable speech (when in an upright position) is _________% VC.

40-60

The function of the accessory muscles are _______.

active during speech breathing

English speaker speak on inspiration or exhalation?

exhalation

For inhalation during quiet breathing, the alveolar pressure is ________. This will cause air to flow _______ the lungs, and lung volume will ____________.

negative; in to; increase

"Tuning of the diaphragm" involves _______ muscles

abdominal

The main task of the respiratory system for speech is to maintain a relatively constant _______.

airflow or alveolar pressure

During inhalation, the diaphragm __________.

flattens

As lung volume decreases during speech, ________ change/s.

relaxation pressure

A minimum subglottal pressure to drive phonation is approximately:

3-5 cmH2O

In a healthy individual, when the thorax expands, so do the lungs

true

During speech breathing, abdominal muscles are always contracted in the upright position.

true

It is normal that we speak using residual volume (t/f)

false

At REL/EEL, relaxation pressure is ___ cmH2O.

0

When we speaker louder, our Pr (relaxation pressure) is higher (t/f)

true

Transverse thoracis are muscles of inspiration or expiration

expiration

During normal quiet breathing, inhalation is always active while exhalation normally is passive (t/f)

true

During speech production, the muscle fibers of the diaphragm are flattened (t/f)

false

The major muscles of expiration are ___ and ___

abdominals and intercostals

The major muscles of inspiration are ___ and ___

diaphragm and external intercostals

There are___ cervical verebrae

7

There are ___ thoracic vertebrae

12

There are ___ lumbar vertebrae

5

There are ___ sacral vertebrae

5

There are __ coccygeal vertebrae

3-4

true ribs are fixed to the ___

sternum

false ribs are (directly/indirectly) attached to the sternum

indirectly

floating ribs are attached to the ___

vertebrae

pressure in the lungs is called ___ pressure

alveolar or subglottal

alveolar pressure is (neg/pos) when expirating

positive

alveolar pressure is (neg/pos) when inspirating

negative