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