Respiration In Speech Essay

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The role of respiration in speech is to provide a column of compressed air so we can produce sounds by pushing it through tightly compacted or nearly closed structures of the vocal tract. We need to be able to breathe in order to speak or else no sound would project and we would be dead without breathing. The compression of air allows us to make three basic sounds that resonate through our vocal tract. It allows us to make sound, phonation, make plosive sounds, sounds that we trap air to build up pressure then release which results in a popping sound, and then a fricative, when we force air through a constricted place which results in a hissing sound.
Physiology of Respiration for Speech
The physiology of respiration contains two

The skeleton of the respiratory system is important for keeping the organs and structures safe. The skeleton is the spinal column, pelvic girdle, the rib cage, the clavicles, the scapulae, and the skull. The skeleton of the respiratory system and the soft tissues allow the muscles of the respiratory system to move gasses in and out of the lungs and respiratory passages. Bringing air and gas into the system is called inspiration while forcing out gas and air is expiration. One of the primary muscles of inspiration is the diaphragm. It is located right under the lungs and when it contracts, it flattens part of the thorax which flattens the abdomen and makes the lungs larger. That is why it is called diaphragmatic or abdominal movement. Changing the dimensions of the thoracic cavity with several other muscles by acting on the ribs is called costal movement. “Pump Handle Movement” shifts the thorax up and forward by movement of ribs one through six. The other is called “Bucket Handle Movement” which shifts up and laterally by movement of ribs seven through ten. Intercostal muscles allow the ribs to move in that way. Primary muscles are used for normal