Vocal cords lesson 18

What do our lungs, throad, voice box, tongue, and lips allow us to do according to the article?

• They allow us to speak.

• They allow us to dance.

• They allow us to feed our cats.

• They allow us to take notes.

What does your brain signal your lungs to do before you speak?

• send air out in puffs as we speak

• Exhale deeply
• Hold your breath
• Inhale sharply

What part of our body vibrates to make noise as we speak?

• Vocal cords, also called the larynx

• Brain
• Lungs
• Ear drums

What is being described here: folds or many layers of tissue that vibrate in your larynx.

• Throat strings
• Sound flaps
• Voice ribbons
• Vocal cords

What parts of the body are involved in speaking?

• lungs, vocal cords, mouth, tongue, lips
• heart, liver, kidneys
• stomach, intestines, pancreas
• eyes, ears, nose

How are vocal cords different when you make a high sound vs. a low sound?

• Vocal cords are stretched and thick for high sounds, while they are relaxed and thin for low sounds.
• Vocal cords are stretched and thin for both high and low sounds.
• Vocal cords are stretched and thin for high sounds, while they are relaxed and thick for low sounds.
• Vocal cords are relaxed and thin for high sounds, while they are stretched and thick for low sounds.

What does the word "automatically" mean?

• Done without conscious thought or intention; spontaneously.
• Manually
• Carelessly
• Efficiently

Where are a dog's vocal cords located?

• In the thorax

• In the brain
• In the tail
• In the stomach

Wat is the syrinx inside of singing birds?

• Food storage organ
• Musical instrument
• Vocal organ of birds
• Type of feather

What does "anatomy" mean?

• Study of the structure of living organisms and their parts
• The study of weather patterns
• The study of ancient civilizations
• The study of chemical reactions