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Learn about speech organs and the process of speech production, including the three cavities involved, the vocal tract structures, and vocal folds functionality. Explore diagrams of vocal organs for better comprehension.
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Speech Organs • The process of producing speech • Three cavities & the vocal tract • The vocal organs or the speech organs
The process of producing speech • The air breathed in→ lungs→the air pressed out→ ↗mouth cavity widepipe (trachea) → larynx → pharynx → ↘nasal cavity
The principal cavities or resonators: -the pharyngeal cavity -the oral cavity -the nasal cavity (-the labial cavity) The vocal tract: - the long tubular structure formed by the first three cavities.
Pharynx Oral Cavity Nasal Cavity Uvula Tongue (tip/blade/front/ middle/back/root) Hard Palate Soft Palate (Velum) Alveolar Ridge (teeth-ridge) Teeth (upper &lower) Lips (upper &lower) Epiglottis The Vocal Organs or the Speech Organs