Anatomy and Physiology for Speech, Language, and Hearing [Hardcover]

Anthony J. Seikel (Author), Douglas W. King (Author), David G. Drumright (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 17, 2005 | ISBN-10: 1401825818 | ISBN-13: 978-1401825812 | Edition: 3

Revised and updated with a vibrant new two-color interior design, this third edition of the best-selling Anatomy and Physiology of Speech, Language, and Hearing continues to make anatomy and physiology accessible to the reader. While organized around the classical framework of speech, language, and hearing systems, anatomy and physiology components are treated separately to facilitate learning. Clinical information is integrated with everyday experiences to underscore the relevance of anatomy and physiology to communication sciences. Accompanied by the new Anatesse CD-ROM, which offers interactive learning materials, self-study tests, diagrams, animations, and more, this book provides the user with everything needed to master the content. This exciting new edition is a must-have comprehensive book on the science critical to understanding speech, language, swallowing, and hearing systems.

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"It contains detailed descriptions with excellent original drawings which explain the anatomy and physiology of respiration, phonation, and articulation.... This practical and unique teaching package is valuable to students and instructors in communication sciences." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

J. Anthony (Tony) Seikel is on faculty at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho. His research interests center on the relationship of pathology to acoustics and perception, but extend as well to the improvement of pedagogy through technology.

Douglas W. King was a professor within the Basic Medical program at Washington State University until the time of his death in 2001. He was greatly loved by his students and fellow faculty, and had set up a scholarship program in anatomy for students with diabetes.

David G. Drumright is a programmer and teacher in Spokane, Washington. He has taught electronics at numerous schools, and has a background in speech-language pathology and audiology. His software includes the original ANIMA programs of this text; the new ANATESSE application that you see in this fourth edition; AUDIN, which is software for instruction in audiology; and numerous smaller instructional tools.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 752 pages
• Publisher: Singular; 3 edition (February 17, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401825818
• ISBN-13: 978-1401825812
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #173,391 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful, scientific voyage, October 9, 2006

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Jose Brito (Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anatomy and Physiology for Speech, Language, and Hearing (Hardcover)

This book offers a broad coverage of the underlying structures and processes of speech. Beyond a primitive stage, man is unique in his ability to convey information by using his voice. And he has developed this ability from systems designed for more vital goals (eg., respiration and nutrition). In this respect, the work by Seikel, King and Drumright proves a great resource for studying the entire apparatus involved in voice production and perception, specifically the systems of respiration (energy source), phonation (voicing), articulation and resonation filtering), mastication and deglution, hearing, and neural. Furthermore, it includes several appendices for quick access to anatomical terms, morphology of terms, muscles, sensors and nerves, and a review of pathologies affecting production of voice. What I liked the most about the book is that you are systematically guided through all the germane systems, and when pertinent, the book provides references for deeper understanding of the material. Besides, after you have read sufficient content, the book shows summaries for reinforcement of the learnt concepts. Also, there are clinical notes distributed throughout the text, with germane discussions (related processes, pathologies, etc.). And every chapter has a set of questions for assessment of your understanding (do not worry, answers are included!).

If you are concretelly focused on speech production, this book is a gold mine. They review the Source-Filter theory of speech production, and you can somewhat independently approach the excitation source and the filter ("shaping" of the source signal in the supraglottal airways). There is also an interesting discussion of the Central Control Theory and the Action Theory Model for coordinated articulation. Naturally, you will be presented a detailed list of muscles, and the qualitative effects of their contraction. Additionally, the CD-ROM includes the Anatesse software, useful for additional review of the subjects, and for self evaluation too! And finally, this is not your typical, dry textbook. On the contrary, it's a completely friendly, fun and professional intellectual product. Fully recommended.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Textbook, CDs not Mac compatible, September 1, 2009

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This review is from: Anatomy & Physiology for Speech, Language, and Hearing (Hardcover)

I am just barely begining to use this textbook in my speech pathology courses, but I do have one major complaint. The software, Anatesse, and studywares are not mac compatible. I was able to get the studywares cd to work on my mac by testing it out on a trial version of crossover mac, but the anatesse only shows the uninstall file..... Very annoying. No where on any of the info does it say what operating system is required. In addition on of my classmates is having issues running it on vista as well.... Fortunatly Seikel the main author is the head of the department I am in so I will be able to complain to someone.....

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly written text, November 30, 2008

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Carol N. Need "C.R. "student review"" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anatomy and Physiology for Speech, Language, and Hearing (Hardcover)

This text is being used in my anatomy and physiology course, which I am taking in preparation for a graduate program in speech language pathology. This book might possibly be acceptable for someone who is already familiar with anatomy and physiology, but for someone (such as myself) who has never taken this course before, the text is extremely confusing. Specifically, the text refers to various anatomical structures which are supposedly represented with an accompanying graphic illustration. Sometimes they are and sometimes they are not! Many times the text does not provide any accompanying illustrations. Different terms are introduced which are not defined, nor is there a definition in the back of the book. I have been reduced to looking in my dictionary or trying to "google" terms. I feel that I have many holes in my understanding of this material and that I have wasted a great deal of time with this text, when I could have profited from a much better written testbook.