SLP 261 Chapter 6 Exam With Correct Solution

SLP 261 Chapter 6 Exam With
Correct Solution

The cavity bounded inferiorly by the velum is the:

a. nasopharynx

b. oropharynx

c. laryngopharynx

d. maxillary sinus - ANSWER a. nasopharynx

This cavity is lined with beating ciliated epithelia.

a. oral

b. nasal

c. pharyngeal

d. esophageal - ANSWER b. nasal

This space is continuous with the cribriform plate of the sphenoid bone.

a. oral

b. nasal

c. pharyngeal

d. esophageal - ANSWER b. nasal

The largest mobile articulator is/are the:

a. tongue

b. mandible

c. lips

d. velum - ANSWER a. tongue

This bone forms the anterior point of attachment for the velum.

a. palatine

, b. vomer

c. mandible

d. maxilla - ANSWER a. palatine

This bone articulates with both the frontal and maxillary bones.

a. nasal

b. mandible

c. temporal

d. sphenoid - ANSWER a. nasal

This bone houses the hearing mechanism.

a. temporal

b. maxilla

c. zygomatic

d. ethmoid - ANSWER a. temporal

This muscle is critical for dilating the Eustachian (auditory) tube.

a. tensor veli palatine

b. levator veli palatine

c. uvular muscle

d. palatopharyngeus - ANSWER a. tensor veli palatine

This muscle helps retract the tongue.

a. palatoglossus

b. styloglossus

c. hyoglossus

d. glossopalatine

e. both a and d - ANSWER b. styloglossus

This muscle is the medial-most labial elevator.

a. levator labii alaeque nasi superioris

b. levator veli palatine