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23 Cards in this Set
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Adam's Apple
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the bump on the front of the thyroid cartilage
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Arytenoid
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One of the two pyramid-shaped cartilages of the larynx
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Cricoid
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The sginet-ring-shaped cartilage of the larynx
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Epiglottis
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The spoon- or leaf-shaped cartilage of the larynx
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Glottis
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The space between the true vocal folds
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Hyoid Bone
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The small bone from which the larynx is suspended, the only true free floating bone in our body. Held by muscle.
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Laryngectomy
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the srgical removal of the larynx
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Larynx
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Commonly called the voice box, it is located a the top of the trachea and houses and protects the vocal folds. Composed of five major cartilaginous structures and muscles, including the vocal folds
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Loudness
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The perception of the intensity or expansiveness of sound vibrations; volume
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Nasal Resonance
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An amplification and modification of the fundamental tone in the nose.
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Oral Resonance
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An amplification and modification of the fundamental tone in the mouth.
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Pharyngeal Resonance
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An amplification and modification of the fundamental tone in the throat.
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Thyroid Cartilage
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The largest cartilage of the larynx; it is shield-shaped
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Tongue
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The largest muscle in the mouth and the main articulator
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Bellows Effect
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the analogy of bellows on a fire so should one breath
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Conversational Speech
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the way which one talks conversational, person to person
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Habitual Pitch (modal pitch)
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The pitch you use most frequently
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Optimum Pitch
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the best pitch fro your voice depending on its structure
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Overly Open Throat
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a voice quality that sounds too relaxed and includes a yawning quality
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Projection
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the act of controlling loudness
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Singing Voice
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The stage at the end of career voice and conversational speech
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Tight Throat
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excessive tension in the throat; the opposite of an open throat
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Floating rib
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are four atypical ribs (two lowermost pairs) in the human ribcage. They are called so because they are attached to the vertebrae only, and not to the sternum or cartilage coming off of the sternum
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