Student_39_s_Book_-_kopia / The Sagittal Cross-section

I – mouth cavity

II – nasal cavity

III – pharynx (глотка)

IV – larynx (гортань)

1 – lips

2 – tongue (a – tip, b – blade (is opposite the alveolar ridge), c – middle part/centre of the tongue (is opposite where soft and hard palate meet), between b and c, opposite the hard palate, is the front of the tongue, d – back – opposite the soft palate)

3 – soft palate (velum)

4 – uvula

5 – vocal cords

6 – upper and lower teeth

7 – alveolar ridge The passive organs of speech

8 – hard palate