Deck 3: The Biology and Physics of Speech

Question 1

The laryngeal system

A)Shapes air stream into speech sounds
B)Provides the essential air supply
C)Generates the sound
D)Acts as a resonator
E)A and D

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The respiratory system

A)Shapes air stream into speech sounds
B)Provides the essential air supply
C)Generates the sound
D)Acts as a resonator
E)A and D

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The acoustics and perception of sound constitutes the physics of speech.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Production of the /p/ phoneme probably involves movement of the

A)Teeth
B)Hard palate
C)Lips
D)None of the above

Question 5

With contralateral neural control,the right side of the brain controls the right side of the body.

Question 6

In most people,the right hemisphere is dominant for language.

Question 7

Since speech involves producing actions on a stream of air,it is viewed as an aerodynamic system.

Question 8

Phonation occurs when

A)Vocal folds vibrate in the presence of air flow
B)Vocal folds release mucous
C)The larynx opens and closes
D)The vocal folds vibrate in a vacuum created in the larynx

Question 9

The expiration phase of respiration is longer for speech than for quiet breathing.

Question 10

The vibratory motions of the vocal folds may be described as a series of

A)Forward and backward waves
B)Openings and closings
C)Shakes and shimmers
D)Rises and falls

Question 11

The mobile articulators include all except

A)Teeth
B)Tongue
C)Soft palate
D)Mandible

Question 12

The vocal pitch of men is generally lower than the vocal pitch of women because

A)Male vocal folds are smaller and vibrate faster
B)Male vocal folds are smaller and vibrate slower
C)Male vocal folds are larger and vibrate slower
D)Male vocal folds are larger and vibrate faster

Question 13

The phoneme /f/ is a linguadental speech sound.

Question 14

Julie is six years old and has lost her upper central incisors.Which sounds may be difficult for her to produce?

A)/o/
B)/m/
C)/s/
D)/k/

Question 15

The articulatory system

A)Shapes air stream into speech sounds
B)Provides the essential air supply
C)Generates the sound
D)Acts as a resonator
E)A and D

Question 16

Bilabial refers to producing speech sounds using the two lips.

Question 17

Speech production is a joint effort of the respiratory,laryngeal and articulatory systems.

Question 18

The anatomy and physiology of the vocal mechanism constitutes the biology of speech.

Question 19

Vocal folds vibrating at a rate above produce sounds with a

A)Low pitch
B)A very low pitch
C)A somewhat low pitch
D)High pitch