SHS 170 Exam 2 Review

In esophageal speech, speech is produced in the...

• Larynx

• Esophagus

• Nasal cavity

• Oral cavity

Which of the following is a voice disorder characterized by the periodic loss of voicing during speech?

• Polyps

• Vocal nodules

• Spasmodic Dysphonia

• Laryngitis

Harshness, breathiness, and hoarseness are types of voice quality disorders.

• true

• false

Voice problems that result from increased muscle activity are called hyperfunctional.

• True

• False

Vocal fold movement away from each other is called...

• Bernoulli Effect

• Adduction

• Abduction

• Phonia

The medical term for loss of voice is called

• Falsetto

• Diplophonia

• Dysphonia

• Aphonia

Vocal nodules can be associated with all of the following EXCEPT...

• Breathiness

• Decreased pitch range

• Total voice loss

• Partial vocal fold closure

Loudness is the perceptual correlate of fundamental frequency associated with the rate of vocal fold vibration.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Vocal pitch

_____is the quality of the voice that is produced from sound vibrations in the pharyngeal, oral, and nasal cavities.

• Resonance

• Pitch

• Prosody

• Articulation

The following are all associated with vocal fold polyps EXCEPT

• Dysphonia

• Bilateral formation

• Fluid-filled

• Hoarseness