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Speech Organs - Coggle Diagram
Speech Organs
Lips
- Moved by a circular muscle group
- When lips come forward, the vocal tract becomes longer and the pitch of the air will be lower and the sound will be darker.
Pharynx
- Also known as the " Throat "
- The size is altered by a series of constrictor muscles.
- Also changes size based on tongue and larynx height.
- The pharynx is as large as it can get when it is in a neutral state.
= During swallowing, the pharynx narrows and constrict and pushes the larynx upwards so food can slide down the esophagus.
- If the pharynx is constricted, the vocal tract will be smaller and the pitch will be higher and the sound will perceived brighter.
Larynx
- A series of cartilages that sits on top of a trachea or the windpipe.
- When larynx is pulled down, the vocal tract becomes longer which creates a lower pitch of air.
- When larynx is pulled up, the vocal tract becomes shorter which creates a higher pitch of air.
Jaw
- When jaw is dropped, the vocal tract is shorter and the pitch of air is higher.
- Releasing the masseter muscle, the jaw needs to be open so that the back teeth do not touch. this can make harmonics singer boost their range.
Hard Palate
- The front, bony part of the roof of the mouth.-
- Composes two-thirds of the total palate area, is a plate of bone covered by a moist, durable layer of mucous-membrane tissue, which secretes small amounts of mucus.
Teeth
- Through salivation and propulsion of the alimentary bolus into the pharynx, it serves as the entry to the alimentary tract and initiates the digestive process.
Oral Cavity
- The lips, the lining inside the cheeks and lips, the front two-thirds of the tongue, the upper and lower gums, the mouth floor under the tongue, the bony roof of the mouth, and the little area behind the wisdom teeth are all included.
- Through salivation and propulsion of the alimentary bolus into the pharynx, it serves as the entry to the alimentary tract and initiates the digestive process.
Tongue
- Comprised of 8 different muscles.
- A resting tongue is a forward tongue.
- It has a physical effects on our sound.
- If the tongue is forward, the space behind the tongue is large and the space in front of it is small becomes acoustic effects.
Soft Palate
- A portal to the nasal cavity
- Located on the roof of your mouth when you run your finger and tongue along.
- Helps the muscles that raise it will also raise the larynx.
- During speech, this moves up and down freely to create different vowels and consonants.
- The position will affect the acoustic information.
Vocal Cord
- Two mucous membrane folds that span over the larynx's internal cavity and are principally important for voice production.
- The vibrating of the folds in reaction to the passage between them of air expelled from the lungs produces sound.
- To prevent choking on debris in the throat from obstructing the airway.
- To control the amount of air that enters our lungs. The process of creating speaking sounds.