Speech Organs
The various organs of our mouth we use to produce speech sounds.
Articulatory System
Passive Articulator
Alveolar Bridge
Hard bridge behind the front upper teath
Hard Palate
Located in the roof of the mouth
Velar
Should have holes to seperate oral cavity from nose
Uvula
Function along with the back of the throat
Glottis
Combination of vocal folds and space in between the folds
Teath
Active Articulator
Lips
Serves for creating sounds mainly the bilabial and labio-dental
Tongue
Assists in forming sounds of speech
Phonatory system
Vocal Folds
Narrow glottis
The vocal folds are gently together
Closed glottis
The vocal folds are firmly pressed together
Open glottis
The vocal folds apart
Larynx
Found at the very top of the trachea
Respiratory System
Lungs
Most human sounds are produced by lungs pushing the air outwards
During speech, lungs take in air rapidly and let it go slowly