articulation and resonance (slides 8)

vocal tract

nasal passages, oral cavity, larynx

pharynx

nasal passages, oral cavity, and larynx are connected by …

sources

larynx (voiced phonemes), constriction in tract (voiceless phonemes)

filter

oral, pharyngeal, and nasal passages and cavities

articulation in general

process of joining or moving two elements together

articulation for speech

process for bringing two or more structures together to form the sounds of speech

articulators

structures used to produce sounds of speech

mobile articulators

mandible (lower jaw) including lower teeth, lips, tongue, velum, vocal folds

immobile articulators

maxillae (upper jaw) including upper teeth, hard palate, alveolar ridge

communication, swallowing

developmental malformations can cause difficulty with … and ….

facial bones

mandible and maxillae

unpaired

mandible is … (paired/unpaired)

paired

maxillae is … (paired/unpaired)

mobile

mandible is …. (mobile/immobile)

mobile

lips are … (mobile/ immobile)

mobile

tongue is … (mobile/immobile)

mobile

velum is … (mobile/immobile)

mobile

vocal folds are …. (mobile/immobile)

immobile

maxillae is…. (mobile/immobile)

immobile

hard palate is …. (mobile/immobile)

immobile

alveolar ridge is … (mobile/immobile)

mandible

important features: ramus, coronoid process, mylohyoid line, mental symphysis, dental alveoli

condyle, articular disk

….. of the mandible fits into cavity in temporal bone, separated by an …..

temporomandibular joint

surrounded by fibrous capsule and lubricated with synovial fluid

micrognathia

ddevelopmental condition, small mandible

micrognathia

not enough room for tongue on the floor of mouth

micrognathia

may cause tongue to move into the maxillary/palatine area during development, resulting in cleft palate

maxillae

bones of upper jaw and parts of nose, palate etc

maxillae

processes are named for the structures with which they articulate