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Definition
trachea   tube formed by cartilaginous rings  
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diaphragm   primary muscle of respiration  
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larynx   houses the vocal fold  
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phonate   to produce voice  
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what does the larynx sit on top of?   the trachea  
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laryngeal functions   breathing, airway protection, source of sound for voicing  
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thyroid cartilage   forms the anterior and lateral walls of the larynx  
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arytenoid cartilage   two small, pyramid shaped cartilages that sit on top of the cricoid and attach to the vocal folds  
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cricoid cartilage   top ring of the trachea, linked to thyroid and arytenoid cartilages  
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extrinsic muscles   attach to a site within the larynx and to a site outside the larynx  
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intrinsic muscles   both attachments are within the larynx  
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suprahyoid   above the hyoid cartilage, raise the larynx  
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infrahyoid   below the hyoid cartilage, lower the larynx  
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interarytenoid   adduct the vocal folds  
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lateral cricoarytenoid   rotates arytenoid cartilages to adduct vocal folds  
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posterior cricoarytenoid   only abductor of the vocal folds  
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cricothyroid   stretches vocal folds, helps adduct vocal folds  
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thyroarytenoid   adducts and tenses vocal folds  
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Bernoulli effect   when gasses or liquids move through a point of constriction, velocity airflow increases and air pressure decreases  
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pitch   determined by frequency at which vocal folds vibrate, your perception of F0  
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outer ear   pinna funnels sounds into external auditory canal  
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soft palate (velum)   muscle on the roof of the mouth that opens and closes the nasal cavity  
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function of occipital lobe   visual processing  
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myelin   covers axons, sends out impulses generated within the neuron  
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function of frontal lobe   reasoning, planning, motor planning for speech, movement, emotions, and problem solving  
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cell body   contains the nucleus  
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function of parietal lobe   movement, orientation, recognition, and perception of stimuli  
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hard palate   roof of the mouth/the floor of the nose  
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Broca's area   located in the frontal lobe, word finding and speech production  
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axons   send out impulses generated within the neuron  
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central nervous system   all incoming stimuli and outgoing signals processed through it (brain and spinal cord)  
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Eustachian tube   runs from the middle ear to the pharynx  
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