Abstract
Respiration for life and respiration for speech while similar are very different. The two roles of the respiratory use the same structures and muscles yet they have very different outcomes. One results in breathing which is vital to life while the other produces sounds that make communication between two individuals easier. Therefore, the structures and muscles in the respiration for life help to deliver oxygen to the different parts of the body. Along with this, the main function of the structures and muscles in respiration for speech is to make sounds using the vocal folds. During respiration for speech, the individual is still performing respiration for life but that is not always the case with respiration for life. In each role of respiration, there are some structures that perform the same job for a different reason or they perform the same job for the same reason, it just depends on the structure. This has to do with the varying needs of each role that the respiration system performs. People hear the words “respiratory system” and immediately think about the breathing process. Most people do not realize how much the respiratory system affects their speech and the quality of it. The respiratory system structures include the lungs, trachea, nasal cavity, oral cavity, and pharyngeal cavities, larynx, …show more content…
This is a function that must occur for any living organism. The main structures that contribute to respiration are the lungs, the airway, and the muscles. The lungs are the apparatus that allows the air we breathe in and out to continue to reach the rest of our body. This function is vital to getting oxygen to our blood and other organs in the body. “The negative pressure allows the lungs to passively fill with air as they relax” (Taylor) which means that the air pressure in the lungs is less than that of the surrounding atmosphere which allows for air to easily flow into the
Respiration for life and respiration for speech while similar are very different. The two roles of the respiratory use the same structures and muscles yet they have very different outcomes. One results in breathing which is vital to life while the other produces sounds that make communication between two individuals easier. Therefore, the structures and muscles in the respiration for life help to deliver oxygen to the different parts of the body. Along with this, the main function of the structures and muscles in respiration for speech is to make sounds using the vocal folds. During respiration for speech, the individual is still performing respiration for life but that is not always the case with respiration for life. In each role of respiration, there are some structures that perform the same job for a different reason or they perform the same job for the same reason, it just depends on the structure. This has to do with the varying needs of each role that the respiration system performs. People hear the words “respiratory system” and immediately think about the breathing process. Most people do not realize how much the respiratory system affects their speech and the quality of it. The respiratory system structures include the lungs, trachea, nasal cavity, oral cavity, and pharyngeal cavities, larynx, …show more content…
This is a function that must occur for any living organism. The main structures that contribute to respiration are the lungs, the airway, and the muscles. The lungs are the apparatus that allows the air we breathe in and out to continue to reach the rest of our body. This function is vital to getting oxygen to our blood and other organs in the body. “The negative pressure allows the lungs to passively fill with air as they relax” (Taylor) which means that the air pressure in the lungs is less than that of the surrounding atmosphere which allows for air to easily flow into the