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is an anatomical structure in the mouth separating the hard palate from the upper teeth. It can be felt as a region of small ridges between the back of the teeth and the roof of the mouth. Consonants that are produced with constrictions at the alveolar ridge have an alveolarplace of articulation.
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also known as vocal folds, are folds of tissue in the throat that are key in creating sounds through vocalization. The size of vocal cords affects the pitch of voice. Open when breathing and vibrating for speech or singing, the folds are controlled via the vagus nerve.
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is a thin horizontal bony plate made up of two bones of the facial skeleton, located in the roof of the mouth. tongue and the hard palate is essential in the formation of certain speech sounds, notably palatal consonants such as /j/ and /ɟ/.
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is a flap in the throat that prevents food from entering the trachea and lungs. The flap is made of elastic cartilage covered with a mucous membrane, attached to the entrance of the larynx, in some languages the epiglottis is used to produce epiglottal consonant speech sounds, although this type of sound is quite rare.
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is the opening between the vocal folds. As the vocal folds vibrate, the resulting vibration produces a quality of "buzz" for speech, called voice or speech or pronunciation.
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are two cavities separated by a thin sagittal septum, communicated with the outside by the nostrils or nostrils located in the head, above the oral cavity. They constitute the initial stretch of the respiratory system, and serve for the entry and exit of air.
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It is called the voice box, it is an organ in the upper part of the neck of tetrapods involved in breathing, producing sound, and protecting the trachea against aspiration of food. The larynx accommodates the vocal cords and manipulates tone and volume, which is essential for phonation.
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(soft palate): the soft tissue constituting the back of the roof of the mouth. The soft palate is part of the palate of the mouth; the other part is the hard palate.
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It is a small fusiform muscle that hangs from the lower edge of the soft palate above the root of the tongue. The function of the uvula is coordinated with the rest of the soft palate separating the oral cavity from the nasal
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are soft, movable, and serve as the opening for food intake and in the articulation of sound and speech.
