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Vocab

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anatomy   the study of the structure of an organism  
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physiology   the study of the function  
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descriptive anatomy   relates the individual parts of the body to functional systems  
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cells   make up tissues  
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tissues   make up organs  
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organs   make up systems  
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bones   provide rigid skeletal support and protect organs and soft tissue  
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Skeletal ligaments   attach bone to bone, may exhibit some stretch or not  
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tendons   part of the muscle that attaches muscle to bone  
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Anterior   front  
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posterior   back  
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ventral   front for bipeds  
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dorsal   back for bipeds  
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superficial   surface  
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deep   internal  
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superior   above  
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inferior   below  
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lateral   to the side  
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medial   to the middle  
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respiratory system   fuels speech  
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digestive systerm   speech is an overlaid function  
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phonatory system   produces sound  
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articlatory system   alters speech sounds  
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resonatory system   quality of sound produced  
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24 days   1st and 2nd branchial arch visible  
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4th week   large stomodeum (primitive mouth) , oral plate, nasal placodes present  
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5th week   nasal pits form  
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6th week   lateral and medial nasal process forms the nose and nasal septum, eyes on side of head  
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7th week   nasomedial process from philturm, tongue-like structue is between the palatine process of macilla, nasal cavity separated from oral cavity by primary palate, eyes moving medial, primative pinna is lateral and inferior to face  
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8th week   primary palate becomes the upper lip, mandibular and maxillary process fuse to form the cheeks, pinna moving superiorly, but still "low on head", eyes moving medial but still "wide set"  
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9th week   tongue moves down into oral cavity, palatine processes fuse into hard palate, anterior to posterior  
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10th week   palatal fusion anterior to posterior up to uvula  
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11-12 th week   complete fusion of soft palate and uvula  
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Cleft Lip   fails to fuse 4-6 weeks post conception  
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Cleft Palate   fails to fuse 7-12 weeks post conception  
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Syndromes   constellation of abnormalities that may be genetic  
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The earlier in embryological   development a problem occurs, the more devastating the child's problem.  
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Respiration   exhalatory air supply needed to produce speech sounds  
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Phonation   Vibratory mechanism needed to change air supply into voice/speech sounds  
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Articulation   Shaping sounds into specific phonemes  
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4 major muscles of Inspiration   Diaphragm, Pectoralis major, Pectoralis minor, Intercostals  
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Diaphragm   separates thorax and abdomnen. Floor of thoracic cavity  
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Ribs 1-7   vertebrocostal  
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Ribs 8-10   common costal cartilage  
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Ribs 11-12   called false or floating  
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1st 7 vertebrae   cervical (neck)  
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Abdominal Muscles   Rectus Abdominis, Extgernal Oblique, Internal Oblique, Transversus Abdominins  
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Boyle's Law   Gas travels from an area of higher pressure to an area of lower pressure  
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REL   Resting Expiratory Level  
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Plleural Linkage   The only way the lungs can expand and contract  
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Nonspeech respiratory cycle   40%inhalation/ 60% exhalation  
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Speech respiratory Cycle   10% inhalation 90% exhalation  
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Exhalatory air   "fuels" our speech  
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pelvic girdle   Ilium (hipbone), Ischium (seatbone), pubis  
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Vital capacity   the volume change of the lung between a full inspiration and a maximal expiration.  
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tidal volume   amount of air that is inhaled and exhaled in a normal breath  
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Residual Volume   amount of air that remains in a person's lungs after fully exhaling.  
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Total lung capacity   maximum amount of air the lungs can hold when they are fully inflated  
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Alveolar Pressure   Pressure inside the lungs  
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ispilateral   on the same side of the body  
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contralateral   on opposite sides of the body  
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intermediate   between two structures  
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proximal   closer to the point of attachment of a limb  
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distal   farther from the point of attachment of a limb  
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condyle   large, rounded articular process (helps form joints)  
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facet   smoothe, flat surface (joint)  
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head   enlarged portion at an end of a bone (joint)  
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ramus   branch or extension of a bone (joint)  
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fissure   narrow opening  
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foramen   round opening  
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fossa   shallow depression  
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fovea   pitlike depression  
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fontanel   membrane-covered spaces between skull bones  
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meatus   tubelike passage  
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sinus   interior cavity  
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sulcus   long narrow depression  
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