The Speech Mechanism

What is the larynx?

• A hollow tube that let's air pass.

• Is made of muscles and cartilages.

• Is a band of tissue.

• Is a valve

How many positions can adopt the vocal folds?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

They can adopt 4 positions:

Wide apart

Nearly touching

Narrow glottis

Tighly closed

"The nasal cavity extends from _____ to the nostrils"

• Larynx

• Esophagus

• Pharynx

• Oral Cavity

The human speech mechanism has three resonators

• Mouth, Pharynx and Nose

• Pharynx, Oral Cavity and Nasal Cavity

• Oral Cavity, Larynx and Pharynx

• Pharynx, Larynx and the Nasal Cavity

Which of these sounds are produced when the tongue makes a brief contact to the alveolar ridge, and the vocal cords vibrate?

• /d/

• /z/

• /t/

• /n/

What does separate the mouth from the nasal cavity?

When the position of vocal folds is wide apart, what sound/s can be produced?

• /h/

• Voiced sounds

• Glottal stop

• Voiceless sounds

What is the function of the lungs?

• Set the passage or air into inhaling-exhaling.

• Control the airflow for sound production.

• Shape the airflow and modify the vocal tract's shape.

• Contain air to enhance the sound.

Where are the articulators?

• Oral cavity

• Nasal cavity

• Larynx

• Pharynx

What is the fundamental frequency of the phonation?

• The pressure of air inside the lungs

• The rate at which the vocal folds open and close

• A section that goes from the larynx upwards

• What makes the sound stronger and louder