Anatomy and physiology of the velopharyngeal mechanism

Seminars in Speech and Language

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 83-92

  Perry, Jamie L ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; cleft palate anatomy; physiology; velopharyngeal muscles

Indexed keywords

CLEFT PALATE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALATE; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLE; PHONETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SPEECH; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VELOPHARYNGEAL SPHINCTER;

CLEFT PALATE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; PHONETICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SPEECH; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; UVULA; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY; VELOPHARYNGEAL SPHINCTER;

EID: 80053280346     PISSN: 07340478     EISSN: 10989056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1277712     Document Type: Article

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