BASLP 1st Semester Notes  » Paper 2 : Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing

Unit 3: Anatomy and physiology of speech production systems and swallowing

• Mechanisms of breathing with emphasis on speech breathing
• Supportive frame work of larynx
• Anatomy of larynx
• Anatomy of oesophagus
• Brief mechanisms of swallowing
• Mechanisms of phonation
• Anatomy of articulators and associated structures
• Contribution of articulatory structures to speech production
• Anatomy of resonatory mechanisms
• Contribution of resonatory mechanisms to speech production