questions with complete solutions
the difficulty or inability to swallow is? - correct answer ✔✔dysphagia
dysphagia can result in:
1. may be unable to consume enough food & liquids ________
2. cannot meet ________ needs
3. ________ impact > social gatherings - correct answer ✔✔1. safely
2. nutritional
3. social
true or false: dysphagia is more common in adults than children - correct answer ✔✔true
true or false: 30% of practicing SLPs are involved in MGMT of dysphagia - correct answer ✔✔true
what is the term for when food enters the airway? - correct answer ✔✔aspiration
what is the difference between aspiration & penetration? - correct answer ✔✔- aspiration: bolus goes
beyond true VFs
- penetration: bolus goes into larynx but not through true VFs
what is the term for when an individual doesn't recognize the bolus is in the airway? - correct answer
✔✔silent aspiration
what are some causes for aspiration? - correct answer ✔✔- weak or paralyzed pharyngeal/laryngeal
muscles that cant control food
, why is it harmful for food & liquids to enter the airway? - correct answer ✔✔- this can cause pneumonia
as bacterial builds up in airway & lungs
what is the pyriform sinus? - correct answer ✔✔space between the aryepiglottic fold and thyroid
cartilage
what is the valleculae? - correct answer ✔✔space between base/root of tongue and epiglottis
name the 4 stages of a normal swallow - correct answer ✔✔1. anticipatory stage
2. oral stage
3. pharyngeal stage
4. esophageal stage
when does the anticipatory stage begin? - correct answer ✔✔before the food reaches the mouth
anticipatory stage - correct answer ✔✔- sensory info helps person prepare for food
- allows pt to discriminate desirable & undesirable things to eat/avoid harm
what sensory info aids in anticipatory stage of swallowing? - correct answer ✔✔- olfactory information
- visual information
is the oral stage voluntary or involuntary? - correct answer ✔✔voluntary
what are the 2 parts of the oral stage? - correct answer ✔✔- preparatory
- transport
what occurs during the oral preparatory stage? - correct answer ✔✔- food chewed up & mixed w/ saliva
to form bolus
- lips sealed
- pharynx & larynx at rest