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Speech Organs
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- 1SPEECH ORGANSParts of vocal tract that are used to form sounds.
- 2ACTIVE ARTICULATORSThey are those that move: Lips, tongue, soft palate, uvula, lower jaw, vocal cords and the lungs.
- 3PASSIVE ARTICULATORSThey are those that are fixed, so they don't move: Teeth, alveolar ridge and hard palate.
- 4LIPSThe lips assist in the formation of both vowels and consonants.
- 5TEETHThe teeth, mainly the various upper teeth are very important for the production of many consonants.
- 6TONGUEIt´s the most important articulator. Is divided into 5 parts: Tip, blade, front, back and root.
- 7ALVEOLAR RIDGEIs the bony ridge behind the upper teeth.
- 8HARD PALATEAlso called the palate, or the roof of the mouth, is the bony structure that lies just behind the alveolar ridge.
- 9SOFT PALATEIs the soft tissue immediately after the hard palate . Its main function is to separate the nasal cavity from the oral cavity.
- 10UVULAIs the extension of the soft palate. It closes to prevent air scaping through the nose when making some sounds.
- 11PHARYNXIs the back wall of the throat behind the tongue. It holds and manipulates the vocal cords.
- 12LARYNXPart of the vocal tract that contains the vocal cords.
- 13GLOTTISIs the space beetwen the vocal cords. Is involved in the production of voiced and voiceless sounds.
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- Idiomas Flashcards on Speech Organs, created by MARÍA ARACELI GAONA VAZQUEZ on 17/03/2022.
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