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Speech Organ - Coggle Diagram
Speech Organ
Lips
serve to close the mouth airtight shut, to hold food and drink inside
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Larynx
an organ in humans and animals between the nose and the lungs that contains the muscles that move very quickly to create the voice or animal sounds
serves to protect the lower airways, facilitates respiration, and plays a key role in phonation
Tongue
the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth of a mammal, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and (in humans) articulating speech
as a digestive organ by facilitating the movement of food during mastication and assisting swallowing
Pharynx
the membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the oesophagus
both the respiratory and digestive systems by receiving air from the nasal cavity and air, food, and water from the oral cavity
Jaw
a pair of bones that form the framework of the mouth of vertebrate animals, usually containing teeth and including a movable lower jaw (mandible) and fixed upper jaw (maxilla)
function by moving in opposition to each other and are used for biting, chewing, and the handling of food
Teeth
cutting, mixing, and grinding ingested food to allow the tongue and oropharynx to shape it into a bolus that can be swallowed
generally conceptualized as a U-shape, with the bottom of the U representing the front teeth
Soft Palate
soft palate comprises muscle and tissue, which make it mobile and flexible
when a person is swallowing or sucking, the soft palate completely separates the mouth from the throat, which helps keep food out of the respiratory tract
Hard Palate
provides space for the tongue to move freely and supplies a rigid floor to the nasal cavity so that pressures within the mouth do not close off the nasal passage
the front, bony part of the roof of the mouth
Oral Cavity
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to serve as the entrance of the alimentary tract and to initiate the digestive process by salivation and propulsion of the alimentary bolus into the pharynx
Vocal Cord
folds of membranous tissue forming a slit across the glottis in the throat, and white edges vibrate in the airstream to produce the voice
to protect the airway from choking on material in the throat, to regulate the flow of air into our lungs, the production of sounds used for speech