Spa 435 Exam 1 Updated Actual Questions And Correct Answers

SPA 435 EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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1. Speech breathing
Answer:
the regulation of breathing for voice and speech production

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2. inhalation/inspiration
Answer:
moving air into our airways

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3. exhalation/expiration
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moving air out of the airways

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4. respiration
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process of gas exchange at the level of the cell

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5. agonist
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muscle that contracts to produce a movement

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6. antagonist
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the muscle that opposes the contraction of another muscle

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7. Boyle's Law
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Given a constant temperature, if the volume of a gas increases, the pressure will decrease

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8. major muscles of inhalation
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diaphragm and external intercostals

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9. Force
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measured by the effect it has on an object; push or pull

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10. speed
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the distance an object travels in a given unit of time

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11. velocity
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the distance an object travels in a given unit of time in a specific direction

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12. acceleration
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change in velocity as a function of time

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13. Momentum
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the product of an object's mass and velocity

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14. energy
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the ability to do work

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15. kinetic energy
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energy in motion

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16. potential energy
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the energy that is waiting to be released

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17. work
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force exerted over a distance

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18. elasticity
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the ability of an object to spring back to its resting shape when forces are removed

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19. stiffness

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degree to which an object resists being deformed

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20. Hooke's Law
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The change in length of a material is proportional to the force applied to it

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21. pressure
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force exerted by the collision of air molecules against the sides of a container and the resulting
opposite force exerted by the container walls

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22. units of pressure
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pascal, N/m2, dynes/cm2, millimeters of mercury, cm H20

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23. air pressure in the vocal tract is measured in
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cm of water

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24. 1 kPa
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10 cm H20

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25. Biological function of respiration
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exchanging gas in the body/ removing CO2 and obtaining O2

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26. Speech function of respiration
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power supply to stimulate/vibrate the vocal folds

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27. inspiration
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when the thoracic cavity expands (through active muscle contraction)

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28. what happens during inspiration
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lung volume increases (air molecules are less compressed), air flows into the lungs