CSD 444 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The human voice has a great impact on communication, both in conveying ________
and revealing _______ about the age, physical health, and emotional intent of the
speaker - Answers - meaning
information
__________ (the air in the lungs) causes the vocal folds in the larynx to vibrate during
voice production - Answers - respiratory air supply
To produce speech, the acoustic voice source is _________ in the vocal tract (mouth
and throat) by the _________ and __________ of the articulators- tongue, lips, jaw, and
VP port - Answers - filtered
movement
position
The sound of your voice as it is heard by listeners is related to the characteristics
(_______, ________, and ________) of the acoustic voice source (at ______) as
filtered by the position of the vocal tract (______ and ______) - Answers - frequency
intensity
regularity
larynx
mouth
throat
The way we move our _______ will change the frequency (pitch), intensity and
regularity of tone - Answers - larynx
After you inhale, your VF come together (________) and valve/stop the air stream to
produce the vibration you feel when you place your fingers on your neck
This vibration creates the ___________ and happens incredibly fast - Answers -
adduction
acoustic voice source
Female vocal folds vibrate approximately ______ times per second
Male vocal folds vibrate approximately ______ times per second - Answers - 200
125
The number of VF vibrations per second is what we refer to as the ________ of your
voice and is measured in ________
Loudness/Intensity is measured in ________ - Answers - fundamental frequency
Hz
dbSPL
VF attach at __________ at the front
________ indicates healthy VF - Answers - thyroid cartilage
,white
VF opening means person is breathing
As they take breath, VF starts to come together to ________ the air
VF are closed and _______ is caused by closing of the VF
This vibration is ________ - Answers - stop
vibration
speech
Subsystems of Voice
Source-Filter Theory
_________: power; lungs, muscles of respiration, trachea, ribs, abdomen, diaphragm
(anything that helps to bring air in)
__________: source; larynx, vocal folds
__________: filter; vocal tract structures, pharynx, oral cavity, nasal cavity - Answers -
respiration
phonation
resonance
Respiration
Lungs
Made of highly _______ material and very smooth __________
Essential organ of respiration
Located in the _______ on either side of the ________
JOB: exchange of _______ and ________
This exchange is accomplished with the help of specialized thin walled air sacs known
as the _________
If anyone has problems with respiratory system, we can hear that in their voice -
Answers - elastic
muscle fibers
chest
heart
oxygen
carbon dioxide
alveoli
Respiration
Function of Pleura
Lungs rely on active _____/_______ contractions
Lungs themselves are _________
Pulling forces between the inner lining of the _______ (chest cavity) and the outer lining
of the ______ keeps them together (when we move one, we move the other)
If we took the lungs out of the body, the lungs would ______ and the thorax would
_________ - Answers - muscle
thoracic
passive
,thorax
lungs
collapse
expand
Phonation
The Larynx
The major function is for __________
Protects our ______ when we're swallowing
The larynx sits on top of the ________, which is the airway from the lungs
Larynx refers to the entire complex from the epiglottis to cartilage - Answers - airway
protection
lungs
trachea
9 cartilages in Larynx:
Cricoid
_______ notch =Adam's Apple
Epiglottis
Arytenoids (paired)
______________ (paired)
---sit on top of arytenoids, provide base for VF to attach to
Cuneirforms (paired)
1 bone:
__________
only bone in human body not attached to another bone
provides connection for base of tongue and suspension of larynx in the neck - Answers
- thyroid
corniculates
hyoid
Laryngeal muscles
(Extrinsic)
Responsible for __________ and _________ the larynx in the neck during respiration,
phonation, and swallowing
Help move larynx within neck - Answers - elevating
lowering
Laryngeal muscles
(intrinsic)
Used to change intensity, frequency, and things that give ________ to the voice -
Answers - alterations
Intrinsic Laryngeal Muscles: Functional Divisions
___________: Open Vocal Folds
, __________ is the only abductor muscle
Help pull angle of the ________ apart - Answers - Abductors
Posterior cricoarytenoid
arytenoid
Intrinsic Laryngeal Muscles: Functional Divisions
___________: pull vocal folds together
__________: help turn arytenoids together to bring tips of true VF together
___________: help tighten or pull together VF
__________: help tighten or pull together VF
____________: these are the true VF - Answers - adductors
lateral cricoarytenoid
transverse arytenoid
oblique arytenoid
thyroarytenoid
Intrinsic Laryngeal Muscles: Functional Divisions
_________: relax VF to change frequency, _______ pitch, rock it back
_________ (part of thyroarytenoid)
Thyroarytenoid
VF attach anteriorly to the _________ and posteriorly to the _________ of the arytenoid
cartilages (if whole cartilage rocks forward) - Answers - relaxers
lower
vocalis
thyroid
vocal processes
Intrinsic Laryngeal Muscles: Functional Divisions
________: tense VF to change frequency, _______ pitch, rock forward
___________
-pars rectus
-pars oblique
When singing up the scale, you are using ___________ to stretch and thin your VF to
make them vibrate faster and produce a higher pitch - Answers - tensors
increase
cricothyroid
cricothyroid
The False VF or _________ are located laterally above the _______ and they may
vibrate during _______ phonation
Provide more _______ to true VF
If were swallowing, help to pull VF _______
Provide another layer of _________
When you sing to the lowest notes, you may be vibrating false VF - Answers -
ventricular folds
The human voice has a great impact on communication, both in conveying ________
and revealing _______ about the age, physical health, and emotional intent of the
speaker - Answers - meaning
information
__________ (the air in the lungs) causes the vocal folds in the larynx to vibrate during
voice production - Answers - respiratory air supply
To produce speech, the acoustic voice source is _________ in the vocal tract (mouth
and throat) by the _________ and __________ of the articulators- tongue, lips, jaw, and
VP port - Answers - filtered
movement
position
The sound of your voice as it is heard by listeners is related to the characteristics
(_______, ________, and ________) of the acoustic voice source (at ______) as
filtered by the position of the vocal tract (______ and ______) - Answers - frequency
intensity
regularity
larynx
mouth
throat
The way we move our _______ will change the frequency (pitch), intensity and
regularity of tone - Answers - larynx
After you inhale, your VF come together (________) and valve/stop the air stream to
produce the vibration you feel when you place your fingers on your neck
This vibration creates the ___________ and happens incredibly fast - Answers -
adduction
acoustic voice source
Female vocal folds vibrate approximately ______ times per second
Male vocal folds vibrate approximately ______ times per second - Answers - 200
125
The number of VF vibrations per second is what we refer to as the ________ of your
voice and is measured in ________
Loudness/Intensity is measured in ________ - Answers - fundamental frequency
Hz
dbSPL
VF attach at __________ at the front
________ indicates healthy VF - Answers - thyroid cartilage
,white
VF opening means person is breathing
As they take breath, VF starts to come together to ________ the air
VF are closed and _______ is caused by closing of the VF
This vibration is ________ - Answers - stop
vibration
speech
Subsystems of Voice
Source-Filter Theory
_________: power; lungs, muscles of respiration, trachea, ribs, abdomen, diaphragm
(anything that helps to bring air in)
__________: source; larynx, vocal folds
__________: filter; vocal tract structures, pharynx, oral cavity, nasal cavity - Answers -
respiration
phonation
resonance
Respiration
Lungs
Made of highly _______ material and very smooth __________
Essential organ of respiration
Located in the _______ on either side of the ________
JOB: exchange of _______ and ________
This exchange is accomplished with the help of specialized thin walled air sacs known
as the _________
If anyone has problems with respiratory system, we can hear that in their voice -
Answers - elastic
muscle fibers
chest
heart
oxygen
carbon dioxide
alveoli
Respiration
Function of Pleura
Lungs rely on active _____/_______ contractions
Lungs themselves are _________
Pulling forces between the inner lining of the _______ (chest cavity) and the outer lining
of the ______ keeps them together (when we move one, we move the other)
If we took the lungs out of the body, the lungs would ______ and the thorax would
_________ - Answers - muscle
thoracic
passive
,thorax
lungs
collapse
expand
Phonation
The Larynx
The major function is for __________
Protects our ______ when we're swallowing
The larynx sits on top of the ________, which is the airway from the lungs
Larynx refers to the entire complex from the epiglottis to cartilage - Answers - airway
protection
lungs
trachea
9 cartilages in Larynx:
Cricoid
_______ notch =Adam's Apple
Epiglottis
Arytenoids (paired)
______________ (paired)
---sit on top of arytenoids, provide base for VF to attach to
Cuneirforms (paired)
1 bone:
__________
only bone in human body not attached to another bone
provides connection for base of tongue and suspension of larynx in the neck - Answers
- thyroid
corniculates
hyoid
Laryngeal muscles
(Extrinsic)
Responsible for __________ and _________ the larynx in the neck during respiration,
phonation, and swallowing
Help move larynx within neck - Answers - elevating
lowering
Laryngeal muscles
(intrinsic)
Used to change intensity, frequency, and things that give ________ to the voice -
Answers - alterations
Intrinsic Laryngeal Muscles: Functional Divisions
___________: Open Vocal Folds
, __________ is the only abductor muscle
Help pull angle of the ________ apart - Answers - Abductors
Posterior cricoarytenoid
arytenoid
Intrinsic Laryngeal Muscles: Functional Divisions
___________: pull vocal folds together
__________: help turn arytenoids together to bring tips of true VF together
___________: help tighten or pull together VF
__________: help tighten or pull together VF
____________: these are the true VF - Answers - adductors
lateral cricoarytenoid
transverse arytenoid
oblique arytenoid
thyroarytenoid
Intrinsic Laryngeal Muscles: Functional Divisions
_________: relax VF to change frequency, _______ pitch, rock it back
_________ (part of thyroarytenoid)
Thyroarytenoid
VF attach anteriorly to the _________ and posteriorly to the _________ of the arytenoid
cartilages (if whole cartilage rocks forward) - Answers - relaxers
lower
vocalis
thyroid
vocal processes
Intrinsic Laryngeal Muscles: Functional Divisions
________: tense VF to change frequency, _______ pitch, rock forward
___________
-pars rectus
-pars oblique
When singing up the scale, you are using ___________ to stretch and thin your VF to
make them vibrate faster and produce a higher pitch - Answers - tensors
increase
cricothyroid
cricothyroid
The False VF or _________ are located laterally above the _______ and they may
vibrate during _______ phonation
Provide more _______ to true VF
If were swallowing, help to pull VF _______
Provide another layer of _________
When you sing to the lowest notes, you may be vibrating false VF - Answers -
ventricular folds
