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Physiology of speech

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is physiology?

a)

It is the study of the organs.

b)

It is a study of functions of anatomic organs.

c)

It is a branch of linguistics.

2.

What is not a part of the articulatory system?

a)

Lips, teeth, tongue, glottis.

b)

Teeth, tongue, vocal cords, pharynx.

c)

Teeth, elbow, lips, oral and nasal cavities.

3.

What are the source of energy to produce speech sounds?

a)

Lungs

b)

Lips

c)

Teeths

4.

What is also knows as "soft palate"?

a)

Tongue

b)

Velum

c)

Lips

5.

What is the other name of vocal cords?

a)

Vocal folds

b)

Vocal acoustic

c)

Vocal tract

6.

What are the cavities?

a)

Lung, glottis, trachea

b)

Oral, nasal, pharyngeal and laryngeal

c)

Pharyngeal, laryngeal, velum, oral

7.

What organs involved the oral cavity?

a)

Lips, glottis and teeth

b)

Lips and teeth

c)

Lips and epiglottis

8.

What is the other name for larynx?

a)

Voice box

b)

Articulatory box

c)

Row box

9.

What organ regulates the nasality?

a)

Velum

b)

Pharynx

c)

Uvula

10.

What articulator serve as platform to position the tongue?

a)

Teeth

b)

Jaw

c)

Velum

11.

What is the process of breathing?

a)

Buzzing

b)

Inhalation and exhalation

c)

Hissing

12.

What organ regulates the air coming in and out of the lungs?

a)

Epiglottis

b)

Larynx

c)

Glottis