This course is designed to help students develop a working knowledge of the structures (anatomy) and functions (physiology) of the speech and swallow mechanisms across the life span that disrupt communication and swallowing. Students examine and discuss the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system, subsystems for speech (respiration, phonation, articulation, resonance), and deglutition. A detailed study of typical structure and function is requisite for the identification of speech and swallowing disorders.