2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
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◉ Respiratory. Answer: power source
◉ Phonatory. Answer: sound source
◉ Articulatory. Answer: modifies airway for meaningful speech
◉ Resonance. Answer: Vibrations of airstream
◉ Respiratory system/mechanism. Answer: - lungs/ rib cage/
abdomen
- biological: oxygen exchange
◉ Phase I of vegetative breathing. Answer: - inhale
- muscles contract, chest wall expands
- lungs expand
- negative pressure in lungs
,- air rushes in
- muscles stop contracting
◉ Phase II of vegetative breathing. Answer: - exhale - 3 natural
forces
- elastic recoil of the rib cage
- torque
- gravity
◉ Major muscles used for inhalation. Answer: - diaphragm
- external intercoastals
- others in back, neck and chest
◉ In English, speech is produced ___. Answer: During the exhalation
phase
◉ During __, muscles are __ to keep air from escaping all at once.
Answer: exhalation; active
◉ Trachea leads to. Answer: Lungs
◉ Esophagus leads to. Answer: Stomach
, ◉ Aspiration. Answer: foreign substances in lungs
◉ Phonatory mechanism. Answer: - larynx
- biological function : prevents food, water, dust from entering lungs;
expels foreign substances which enter the respiratory tract
◉ The Larynx is made up of 4 cartilages. Answer: - thyroid
- cricoid
- 2 arytenoids
◉ Vocal folds. Answer: sound source
◉ Where is the larynx located?. Answer: sits on top of the trachea
◉ What joins together the larynx and the trachea?. Answer: Cricoid
cartilage
◉ Glottis. Answer: The space between the vocal chords
◉ When are the vocal folds open?. Answer: During quiet breathing