SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY /| /| /|
PRAXIS EXAM LATEST 2025 QUESTIONS /| /| /| /| /|
AND CORRECT ANSWERS|A GRADED
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Internal Intercostals - ANSWER-Muscles of exhalation; 11
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pairs; pull the ribs downward to decrease the diameter of the
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thoracic cavity for exhalation
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External Intercostals - ANSWER-Muscles of inhalation; 11 pairs;
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raise the ribs up and out to increase the diameter of the thoracic
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cavity for inhalation
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Thyroarytenoid - ANSWER-Primary muscle of the vocal folds /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
Transverse Arytenoids and Lateral Cricoarytenoids - ANSWER-
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Adducts the vocal folds /| /| /|
Posterior Cricoarytenoids - ANSWER-Abducts the vocal folds
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,Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve - ANSWER-Branch of the Vagus nerve,
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innervates VFs /|
Levator Veli Palatini - ANSWER-Elevates the velum
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Tensor Veli Palatini - ANSWER-Tenses the velum and opens the
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Eustachian Tube. This muscle is innervated by the /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
Trigeminal nerve. /|
Midbrain - ANSWER-Part of the Brainstem. Connects the brainstem
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and the cerebellum at the Substantia Nigra.
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Medulla - ANSWER-Motor command pathway from
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cerebrum. Site of decussation. Location of cranial nerve nuclei for
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CN VIII, IX, X, XI, XII.
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Middle Cerebral Artery - ANSWER-Artery that supplies most of
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the speech language centers of the brain.
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Afferent - ANSWER-Sensory - carries information to the brain
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Efferent - ANSWER-Motor - a nerve that carries information away
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from the brain /| /|
,Diencephalon - ANSWER-Made up of the Thalamus and /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
Hypothalamus; motor and sensory integration /| /| /| /|
Corpus Striatum - ANSWER-Globus Pallidus, Putamen, Caudate
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Neucleus; these three nuclei are part of the basal ganglia
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Substantia Nigra - ANSWER-Another nucleus near the basal
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ganglia; part of the extrapyramidal system. Located in the upper
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portions of the midbrain, below the thalamus.
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Regulates and modifies cortically initiated motor movements.
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One part uses dopamine neurons to send signals up to the
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striatum. Parkinson's disease is due to the death of dopamine
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neurons here. /|
Genioglossus - ANSWER-Major tongue muscle /| /| /| /|
Lingual Frenulum - ANSWER-Where the tongue attaches to the
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mandible
Four muscles of Velopharyngeal Closure - ANSWER-Levator Veli
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Palatini - elevates soft palate
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Tensor Veli Palatini - tenses soft palate
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Palatoglossus - soft palate depression /| /| /| /| /|
Palatopharyngeus - helps propel the bolus /| /| /| /| /|
, Aryepiglottic Folds - ANSWER-Ring of connective tissue above the
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larynx that helps protect the airway
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Orbicularis Oris - ANSWER-Primary Muscles of the Lips
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Anterior Cerebral Artery - ANSWER-Artery that supplies the Basal
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Ganglia and Corpus Callosum
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Corpus Callosum - ANSWER-Commisural fibers that join the two
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cerebral hemispheres /|
Hypokinetic Dysarthria - ANSWER-Characterized by a rush of
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rapid speech. This is the type of dysarthria in Parkinson's
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Disease
Mucosal Wave - ANSWER-The medial-lateral excursion of the vocal
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fold cover during vibration
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Bernoulli Effect - ANSWER-Increased speed of air through the vocal
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folds creating a sucking effect moving the vocal folds
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together
PRAXIS EXAM LATEST 2025 QUESTIONS /| /| /| /| /|
AND CORRECT ANSWERS|A GRADED
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Internal Intercostals - ANSWER-Muscles of exhalation; 11
/| /| /| /| /| /|
pairs; pull the ribs downward to decrease the diameter of the
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
thoracic cavity for exhalation
/| /| /|
External Intercostals - ANSWER-Muscles of inhalation; 11 pairs;
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
raise the ribs up and out to increase the diameter of the thoracic
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
cavity for inhalation
/| /|
Thyroarytenoid - ANSWER-Primary muscle of the vocal folds /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
Transverse Arytenoids and Lateral Cricoarytenoids - ANSWER-
/| /| /| /| /| /| /|
Adducts the vocal folds /| /| /|
Posterior Cricoarytenoids - ANSWER-Abducts the vocal folds
/| /| /| /| /| /|
,Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve - ANSWER-Branch of the Vagus nerve,
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
innervates VFs /|
Levator Veli Palatini - ANSWER-Elevates the velum
/| /| /| /| /| /|
Tensor Veli Palatini - ANSWER-Tenses the velum and opens the
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
Eustachian Tube. This muscle is innervated by the /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
Trigeminal nerve. /|
Midbrain - ANSWER-Part of the Brainstem. Connects the brainstem
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
and the cerebellum at the Substantia Nigra.
/| /| /| /| /| /| /|
Medulla - ANSWER-Motor command pathway from
/| /| /| /| /|
cerebrum. Site of decussation. Location of cranial nerve nuclei for
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
CN VIII, IX, X, XI, XII.
/| /| /| /| /|
Middle Cerebral Artery - ANSWER-Artery that supplies most of
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
the speech language centers of the brain.
/| /| /| /| /| /|
Afferent - ANSWER-Sensory - carries information to the brain
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
Efferent - ANSWER-Motor - a nerve that carries information away
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
from the brain /| /|
,Diencephalon - ANSWER-Made up of the Thalamus and /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
Hypothalamus; motor and sensory integration /| /| /| /|
Corpus Striatum - ANSWER-Globus Pallidus, Putamen, Caudate
/| /| /| /| /| /| /|
Neucleus; these three nuclei are part of the basal ganglia
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
Substantia Nigra - ANSWER-Another nucleus near the basal
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
ganglia; part of the extrapyramidal system. Located in the upper
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
portions of the midbrain, below the thalamus.
/| /| /| /| /| /|
Regulates and modifies cortically initiated motor movements.
/| /| /| /| /| /|
One part uses dopamine neurons to send signals up to the
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
striatum. Parkinson's disease is due to the death of dopamine
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
neurons here. /|
Genioglossus - ANSWER-Major tongue muscle /| /| /| /|
Lingual Frenulum - ANSWER-Where the tongue attaches to the
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
mandible
Four muscles of Velopharyngeal Closure - ANSWER-Levator Veli
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
Palatini - elevates soft palate
/| /| /| /|
Tensor Veli Palatini - tenses soft palate
/| /| /| /| /| /| /|
Palatoglossus - soft palate depression /| /| /| /| /|
Palatopharyngeus - helps propel the bolus /| /| /| /| /|
, Aryepiglottic Folds - ANSWER-Ring of connective tissue above the
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
larynx that helps protect the airway
/| /| /| /| /|
Orbicularis Oris - ANSWER-Primary Muscles of the Lips
/| /| /| /| /| /| /|
Anterior Cerebral Artery - ANSWER-Artery that supplies the Basal
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
Ganglia and Corpus Callosum
/| /| /|
Corpus Callosum - ANSWER-Commisural fibers that join the two
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
cerebral hemispheres /|
Hypokinetic Dysarthria - ANSWER-Characterized by a rush of
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
rapid speech. This is the type of dysarthria in Parkinson's
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
Disease
Mucosal Wave - ANSWER-The medial-lateral excursion of the vocal
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
fold cover during vibration
/| /| /|
Bernoulli Effect - ANSWER-Increased speed of air through the vocal
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
folds creating a sucking effect moving the vocal folds
/| /| /| /| /| /| /| /| /|
together
