Achievement of Desired Relative Positions of the Articulators Can Be

question 11

Multiple Choice

Achievement of desired relative positions of the articulators can be achieved with a system that is metaphorically described by a pulley with weights on either side, corresponding, say, to the upper and lower lip. What this metaphor is referring to is a neural network that relies on

• A) Excitation of the upper lip by an upper lip controller
• B) Excitation of the lower lip by a lower lip controller
• C) A bilabial closure unit that activates the upper lip controller and the lower lip controller, and also allows the upper and lower lip controllers to inhibit one another
• D) All of the above

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