Anatomy & Physiology of Speech & Hearing Mechanism

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the anatomy and physiology relevant to the production of speech, perception of sound, and swallowing process. Students will learn the structures, muscles, and functions of respiration, phonation, articulation, sound perception, and swallowing. This knowledge of normal human anatomy and physiology contributes to the foundation upon which the study of speech, hearing and swallowing disorders is built. Offered in the Fall each year online.