Anatomy midterm

The knee is __________ in relation to the belly button.

Inferior

The lobe directly posterior to the frontal lobe is the __________ lobe.

Parietal

The plane that is parallel to the median plane is the __________ plane.

Sagittal

The orientation that provides a bird’s eye view of vocal folds is __________.

Superior

Functions affected by an injury to the temporal lobe may include __________.

Hearing, memory, and language comprehension

Understanding that different areas of the brain perform different functions is helpful for a speech-language pathologist because __________.

It enables targeted interventions based on impacted areas due to stroke.

The 4 types of tissues are __________.

Epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous

A _______ is a type of tissue aggregate important for phonation because they connect cartilages to each other. An intrinsic _____ connects cartilages to one another within the larynx.

Ligament

The epiglottis is this type of tissue: _______. Like the thyroid, it is also unpaired in the larynx.

Cartilage

The hyoid is this type of tissue: _______. It is the only one of its kind attached to laryngeal structures.

Bone

Boyle’s Law states that an increase in the volume of the chamber in which the gas is contained causes the pressure to __________.

Decrease

The relationship between pressure and area in the formula P = F/A is that an increase in area results in __________ pressure.

Decreased

A drop in alveolar pressure drives expiration by __________.

Facilitating airflow out of the lungs.

Inhalation of air beyond a tidal inspiration is called __________.

Inspiratory reserve volume

Is it possible to completely empty adult lungs or air through exhalation? __________.

No

The major muscle responsible for inspiration is __________.

The diaphragm

True or False: The contraction of muscles used for inspiration leads to movement of air into the lungs.

True

Identify the 5 important pressures of the respiratory system:

Atmospheric, Intraoral, Subglottal pressure, Alveolar (pulmonic), Intrapleural pressure.

The result of relaxing the muscles used for inspiration is __________.

Decrease in lung volume and increase in pressure.

Speech involves a relatively constant supply of __________.

Air pressure

One characteristic of an unpaired cartilage is __________.

it exists as a single, central structure in the body

Name one unpaired cartilage: ______.

Thyroid

Describe the two processes of the arytenoid cartilages: __________.

Abduction and adduction.

The thyroid cartilage portion often referred to as the Adam’s apple is called __________.

Laryngeal prominence.

F.A.S.T. stands for __________.

Face Drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, Time to act.