Respiratory System | Structural support of Respiratory System | Structural support of the laryngeal system | Laryngeal physiology | Voice Production |
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What is the major muscle of respiration?
Diaphragm
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Which vertebra are the largest in size?
thoracic
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What is the largest laryngeal cartilage?
thyroid
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What pair of muscles form the bulk of the vocal folds?
thyroarytenoid
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What is the average fundamental frequency of the adult male voice?
125 Hz
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What is the average respiratory rate for adult?
12 BPM
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How many cervical vertebra are there?
seven
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Which laryngeal cartilages serve as the posterior attachment for the vocal folds?
arytenoids
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What is the glottis?
space between the true vocal folds
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What is the average fundamental frequency of the adult female voice?
225 Hz
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What is vital capacity?
TV + IRV + ERV
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How many thoracic vertebra are there?
twelve
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Which laryngeal cartilage serves as the anterior attachment for the vocal folds?
thyroid
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Which muscles abduct the vocal folds?
posterior cricoarytenoids
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What is the average fundamental frequency of a child's voice?
Ranges between 265 - 295Hz
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What respiratory measure is of most interest to SLPs?
vital capacity
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Which vertebra attach to the ribs?
thoracic
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What is the most inferiorly located laryngeal cartilage?
cricoid
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What are the vocal fold adductors?
oblique arytenoids, transverse arytenoids and lateral cricoarytenoids
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What accounts for the fundamental frequency of the voice?
rate of vocal fold vibration
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What muscle of respiration participates in active inspiration and active expiration?
Internal Intercostals
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What is the name of the first vertebra?
atlas
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What laryngeal cartilage helps to close off the laryngeal space when we swallow?
epiglottis
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What is the function of the cricothyroid muscle?
vocal fold tensor
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What accounts for vocal loudness?
amount of subglottal air pressure
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