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Physiology of Phonation

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Neurochronaxic Theory   the length of the recurrent laryngeal nerve is 10cm longer on the left  
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Myoelastic-aerodynamic Theory   sub-glottal pressure, bernoulli effect and tissue force  
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Cover body Theory   there are two masses in the vocal folds- connected to each other by a spring (hula dancing)  
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Rate of flow   will increase in a tube at a point of constriction  
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Bernoulli effect   as velocity increases, pressure decreases (energy is constant) and pressure is perpendicular to airflow  
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Sub-glottal pressure   what pushes the vocal folds open  
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Tissue force   recoil (elasticity of the vocal folds)  
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Glottal Cycle   opening, closing and closed phases  
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In the closing phase...   the vocal folds are still open (getting ready to be closed)  
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Jitter   timing variablity between glottal cycles  
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Shimmer   amplitude variability between glottal cycles  
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Laryngeal functions for speech   rocking, gliding and rotating  
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Rocking   lateral, oblique, and transverse arytenoids  
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Gliding   thyromuscularis  
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Rotating   Lateral CricoArytenoid (LCA) and Posterior CricoArytenoid (PCA)  
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Attack   process of adducting the vocal folds  
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Termination   process of abducting the vocal folds  
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Types of attacks   simultaneous, breathy and glottal  
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Simultaneous attack   adduction and respiration at the same time ("zip")  
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Breathy attack   respiration begins before the vocal folds adduct ("harry")  
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Glottal attack   adduction of vocal folds before respiration ("okay")  
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Perceptual terminology   pitch, loudness, length  
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Acoustic terminology   frequency, intensity, duration  
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Interspeaker changes   increase in length, decrease in frequency  
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Intraspeaker changes   increase tension, increase frequency increase mass, decrease frequency increase sub-glottal pressure, (slight) increase of frequency  
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Pitch raising mechanisms   Cricoarytenoid, thyroarytenoid, PCA, increase in sub-glottal pressure  
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What does the cricoarytenoid do to raise pitch?   It tilts the thyroid cartilage forward?  
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What does the thyroarytenoid do to raise pitch?   It tenses the vocal folds  
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What does the PCA do to raise pitch?   It prevents anterior sliding of the arytenoids  
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Pitch lowering mechanisms   Passive (tissue elasticity), active lowering (thyroarytenoid/thyromuscularis) and decrease in sub-glottal pressure  
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What is included in passive lowering of pitch?   tissue elasticity  
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What is included in active lowering of pitch?   thyroarytenoid and thyromuscularis  
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Optimal pitch   vocal fold vibration that is most efficient/appropriate for an individual  
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Optimal pitch varies as a function of what?   age, gender and size (not all-inclusive)  
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Habitual pitch   fundamental frequency usually used (ideally this is close to the optimal pitch)  
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Pitch range   the difference between the lowest and highest fundamental frequencies  
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For most people pitch range is...   about two octaves  
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Optimal pitch for a female is...   210Hz  
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Optimal pitch for a male is...   125Hz  
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Optimal pitch for a child is...   300-400Hz  
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The four states of the glottis:   modal, creaky, breathy, whispered  
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Modal:   space between the glottis is normal- normal voicing  
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Creaky:   arytenoid cartilages are held so tightly that the vocal folds only vibrate on the anterior portion  
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Breathy:   vocal folds vibrate, but are held loosely- air escapes  
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Whispered:   vocal folds DO NOT vibrate, but are tense and tight  
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Modal register:   pattern of vibration used in normal speech- 2 octaves- frequency usually between 125Hz and 500Hz  
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Pulse register (glottal fry):   Folds are very thick and relaxed, and sub-glottal pressure is low. A smaller secondary wave often accompanies every cycle of fundamental. Frequency is usually between 75Hz and 125Hz  
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Falsetto register:   vocal folds become lengthened and extremely thin. Vibrate along the margins and make contact only briefly. Frequency usually between 500Hz and 1000Hz  
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Vocal Pathologies:   Tumor, infection, abuse, psychogenic and organic  
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Types of infections:   virus, bacterial, fungal  
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Types of organic pathologies:   paresis, paralysis, tremor and age atrophy  
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Types of misuse:   vocal or screamer’s nodules, smoker’s edema, ulcerations, and physical trauma  
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