SLP Praxis: Practice Questions 2022/23 with COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Respiration relies on the muscles of inspiration and expiration. The thick, dome-shaped muscle that seperates the abdomen from the thorax is called the: - diaphragm Most pharyngeal muscles are innervated by cranial nerves: - X, XI (Vagus, Spinal Accessory) The primary muscle of the lips is the: - orbicularis oris The neurons that transmit information away from the brain are called: - Efferent neurons An important structure adjacent to the brainstem that contains the hypothalamus and the thalamus is called the: - Diencephalon The corpus striatum is composed of three nuclear masses, which are the: - Globus Pallidus, Caudate Nucleus, Putamen The structure that regulates body posture, equilibrium, and cordinated fine-motor movement is the: - cerebellum The anterior cerebral artery supplies blood to the: - Corpus Callosum and Basal ganglia The laryngopharynx and oropharynx add resonance to sounds produces by the larynx. The nasopharynx adds noticable resonance to which sounds? - m, n, ng