LING 209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Vagus Nerve, Peripheral Nervous System, Occipital Lobe
18 Feb 2017
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Communication involves the interaction of many systems of the human body. Anatomy and physiology of the speech mechanism. Anatomy and physiology of the nervous system, including the brain. Identify the neurological causes of communication disorders. Recognize signs and symptoms associated with specific neurological pathologies. Brain: chief operator of the entire central nervous system (cns) Regulates almost all motor, sensory and cognitive processes. Nerves that emerge from the brain and spinal cord, innervating the rest of the body. Central nervous system: brain, brainstem, spinal cord. Various nerves that connect parts of the cns to particular organs. Head, the face, the neck, or the shoulders. The seven cranial nerves most closely involved with communicative functions. Palatal, pharyngeal, and laryngeal movement, including voicing. Palatal, pharyngeal, laryngeal, head and shoulder movement. Damage to cranial nerves can affect functioning, which can prevent movements that are crucial components of language. Brain weighs much more now especially cerebrum. Brain weighs about 400 grams at birth.
