Seven main articulators
سبعة مفاصل رئيسية
1. The pharynx
البلعوم
A tube which begins just above the larynx.
- Top end is divided into two:
a) the back of the mouth
b) beginning of the way thru’ the nasal cavity
2. The velum or the soft palate
اللهاه
- The velum is raised so that air cannot
escape through the nose.
- When the tongue is in contact with the
lower side of the velum, sounds(velar
consonants) such as /k/ and /g/ are produced
3. The hard palate
الحنك الصلب ( السقف )
often called the ‘roof of the mouth’.
- has smooth curved surface.