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17th March 2016, 04:20 PM
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King Saud University Speech and Hearing
Can you provide me the details of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech & Hearing Mechanism course offered by King Saud University or KSU?
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17th March 2016, 04:20 PM
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Re: King Saud University Speech and Hearing
King Saud University (KSU) is a public university in Riyadh which was founded in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdulaziz as Riyadh University to meet the shortage of skilled workers in Saudi Arabia. It offers courses in the natural sciences, the humanities, and professional studies, for which it charges no tuition. Course Title: Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech & Hearing Mechanism Course Number: RHS 247 Credit Hours: 3 Course Description Study of the structure, function and processes of the human mechanism by which speech sounds are produced and received Course Evaluation 25% Exam 1 25% Exam 2 10% Class Participation 40% Final Exam Topics Covered 1. Introduction & outer ear 2. The middle ear structures. 3. Structures of the inner ear and the central auditory pathway. 4. Physiology of hearing. 5. Perception of sound, inner ear physiology and the role of central mechanism. 6. Muscles of breathing and respiratory physiology. 7. The phonatory mechanism. 8. Intrinsic and extrinsic membranes of the larynx, vocal folds and ventricular folds. 9. The articulator mechanism, orofacial structures, and facial skeleton. Resources Used Speech and Hearing Science Anatomy and Physiology, Zemlin,W.R. Prentice Hall, Inc, Englewood cliffs, New Jersey. Lectures Handouts |