SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY (SLP) PRAXIS EXAM
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1. Which cranial nerve is responsible for motor innervation to
the tongue?
A) CN V (Trigeminal)
B) CN VII (Facial)
C) CN IX (Glossopharyngeal)
D) CN XII (Hypoglossal)
Answer: D
Rationale: CN XII (hypoglossal) provides motor innervation to the
intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the tongue. CN V (mandibular
branch) innervates muscles of mastication. CN VII innervates
facial expression. CN IX provides sensory and motor to pharynx.
2. Damage to Broca's area typically results in:
A) Fluent aphasia with poor comprehension
B) Non-fluent, effortful speech with relatively preserved
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,comprehension
C) Pure word deafness
D) Conduction aphasia with impaired repetition
Answer: B
Rationale: Broca's area (left inferior frontal gyrus) is responsible
for speech production. Damage causes non-fluent aphasia (short
utterances, agrammatism, effortful speech) with relatively intact
comprehension.
3. The superior laryngeal nerve (branch of CN X) innervates
which muscle?
A) Posterior cricoarytenoid
B) Lateral cricoarytenoid
C) Cricothyroid
D) Thyroarytenoid
Answer: C
Rationale: The superior laryngeal nerve (external branch)
innervates the cricothyroid muscle (tenses the vocal folds for pitch
elevation). The recurrent laryngeal nerve innervates all other
intrinsic laryngeal muscles.
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,4. The typical fundamental frequency (F0) for an adult male is
approximately:
A) 80–120 Hz
B) 180–220 Hz
C) 250–300 Hz
D) 400–500 Hz
Answer: A
Rationale: Adult male F0 ranges 80–120 Hz. Adult female 180–
220 Hz. Children 250–400+ Hz.
5. The primary muscle responsible for vocal fold abduction is
the:
A) Thyroarytenoid
B) Cricothyroid
C) Posterior cricoarytenoid
D) Lateral cricoarytenoid
Answer: C
Rationale: The posterior cricoarytenoid is the only vocal fold
abductor (opens the glottis). Thyroarytenoid and lateral
cricoarytenoid are adductors. Cricothyroid tenses the folds.
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, 6. The arcuate fasciculus connects:
A) Broca's area and Wernicke's area
B) The cerebellum and brainstem
C) The left and right temporal lobes
D) The basal ganglia and thalamus
Answer: A
Rationale: The arcuate fasciculus is a bundle of axons connecting
Broca's area (anterior) and Wernicke's area (posterior). Damage
causes conduction aphasia (impaired repetition with fluent speech
and intact comprehension).
7. A patient has left-sided weakness and reduced sensation
after a stroke. The most likely site of lesion is in the:
A) Right hemisphere
B) Left hemisphere
C) Brainstem
D) Cerebellum
Answer: A
Rationale: Motor and sensory pathways cross in the medulla.
Left-sided weakness indicates right hemisphere damage (and
vice versa). Cerebellar lesions cause ataxia, not weakness.
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/
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1. Which cranial nerve is responsible for motor innervation to
the tongue?
A) CN V (Trigeminal)
B) CN VII (Facial)
C) CN IX (Glossopharyngeal)
D) CN XII (Hypoglossal)
Answer: D
Rationale: CN XII (hypoglossal) provides motor innervation to the
intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the tongue. CN V (mandibular
branch) innervates muscles of mastication. CN VII innervates
facial expression. CN IX provides sensory and motor to pharynx.
2. Damage to Broca's area typically results in:
A) Fluent aphasia with poor comprehension
B) Non-fluent, effortful speech with relatively preserved
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,comprehension
C) Pure word deafness
D) Conduction aphasia with impaired repetition
Answer: B
Rationale: Broca's area (left inferior frontal gyrus) is responsible
for speech production. Damage causes non-fluent aphasia (short
utterances, agrammatism, effortful speech) with relatively intact
comprehension.
3. The superior laryngeal nerve (branch of CN X) innervates
which muscle?
A) Posterior cricoarytenoid
B) Lateral cricoarytenoid
C) Cricothyroid
D) Thyroarytenoid
Answer: C
Rationale: The superior laryngeal nerve (external branch)
innervates the cricothyroid muscle (tenses the vocal folds for pitch
elevation). The recurrent laryngeal nerve innervates all other
intrinsic laryngeal muscles.
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,4. The typical fundamental frequency (F0) for an adult male is
approximately:
A) 80–120 Hz
B) 180–220 Hz
C) 250–300 Hz
D) 400–500 Hz
Answer: A
Rationale: Adult male F0 ranges 80–120 Hz. Adult female 180–
220 Hz. Children 250–400+ Hz.
5. The primary muscle responsible for vocal fold abduction is
the:
A) Thyroarytenoid
B) Cricothyroid
C) Posterior cricoarytenoid
D) Lateral cricoarytenoid
Answer: C
Rationale: The posterior cricoarytenoid is the only vocal fold
abductor (opens the glottis). Thyroarytenoid and lateral
cricoarytenoid are adductors. Cricothyroid tenses the folds.
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, 6. The arcuate fasciculus connects:
A) Broca's area and Wernicke's area
B) The cerebellum and brainstem
C) The left and right temporal lobes
D) The basal ganglia and thalamus
Answer: A
Rationale: The arcuate fasciculus is a bundle of axons connecting
Broca's area (anterior) and Wernicke's area (posterior). Damage
causes conduction aphasia (impaired repetition with fluent speech
and intact comprehension).
7. A patient has left-sided weakness and reduced sensation
after a stroke. The most likely site of lesion is in the:
A) Right hemisphere
B) Left hemisphere
C) Brainstem
D) Cerebellum
Answer: A
Rationale: Motor and sensory pathways cross in the medulla.
Left-sided weakness indicates right hemisphere damage (and
vice versa). Cerebellar lesions cause ataxia, not weakness.
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