SLHS 3511 - Anatomy and Physiology of Speech

3(2.5 + 1.5)

Prerequisite: BIO 2310 and SLHS 2530 with a grade of”C” or better in both; or permission of instructor

This course provides students with basic understanding of the structural organization (anatomy), function (physiology) and neural control of the structures used to produce speech, swallowing, respiration and related human behaviors. Students explore how anatomical and physiological deficits relate to communicative pathology. It includes lecture and laboratory components and involves dissection.Credit will be granted for only one prefix: SLHS or BIO.(BIO 3511)