Voice Terms Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 6. Cord Cysts growths that have a sac around a fluid-filled or semisolid center
  2. 8. swelling
  3. 9. wart-like growth caused by HPV. Present with hoarseness and voice changes, but when large can cause shortness of breath
  4. 11. Vocalis a groove or furrow that can stretch the entire length of the vocal fold
  5. 12. Ulcers raw sores on the mucous membrane of the arytenoid vocal processes
  6. 15. granulomas tend to grow over contact ulcers until cause of irritation is addressed
  7. 16. phonation time maximum amount of time a person can sustain phonation of "ah" is timed
  8. 17. factors patient has less control over
  9. 18. effect the involuntary tendency of speakers (or singers) to increase their vocal effort when speaking in loud environments
  10. 21. frequency measures vocal fold vibration in cycles per second or Hz
  11. 25. muscles attach to the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage
  12. 27. vocal register are the vocal folds tightly adducted at the vocal processes of the arytenoids
  13. 29. ratio (HNR) measure of voice signal relative to the noise within the signal
  14. 30. associated with an aging larynx
  15. 31. how long the VF close and stay closed in a cycle, held tightly and builds up of subglottic pressure and blow apart
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  1. 1. voice disorder a result of physical changes in the voice mechanism such as edema, vocal nodules, due to alteration in vocal fold tissues and age-related structural changes in the larynx
  2. 2. resonance sound is muffled, and consonants are indistinct due to blockage at the exit of the nasal, oral, or pharyngeal cavity
  3. 3. red, have feeding blood vessels, and are usually asymmetric
  4. 4. the enlargement or dilation of capillaries on the surface of the vocal cords.
  5. 5. a web (or connection of the tissue) forms due to two mucosal linings being close together
  6. 7. laryngoplasty surgery involves removing the front of the larynx and shorten vocal folds
  7. 10. makes it hard to breathe or talk
  8. 13. s/z ratio .9-1
  9. 14. an abnormal dilation and lengthening of a vein [tortuosity] on the surface of the VF
  10. 19. loundness
  11. 20. paralysis Damage to pharyngeal branch causes hypernasality and possible nasal regurgitation
  12. 22. voice disorder result from problems with the central or peripheral nervous system innervation to the larynx
  13. 23. perturbation variations in the lengths of adjacent pitch periods of voiced speech
  14. 24. factors patient has more control over
  15. 26. Nodules growths that form on the vocal folds
  16. 27. voice disorder caused by insufficient or improper use of vocal mechanisms without any anatomic and neurological abnormalities
  17. 28. the voice box