Which of the following muscles is primarily responsible for vocal fold abduction?
A. thyroarytenoid
B. posterior cricoarytenoid
C. cricothyroid
D. interarytenoid
E. lateral cricoarytenoid
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B. posterior cricoarytenoid
,An otolaryngologist refers a 4 year old child to an SLP six months after a tonsilectomy
and adenoidectomy. Following surgery, the child's speech became hypernasal. The
SLPs evaluation confirms mild to moderate hypernasailty. If the child has no other
speech or language problems, which of the following is the most appropriate course
of action for the SLP to take?
A. Use behavioral strategies to increase velopharyngeal closure for speech
B. Counsel the parents that the hypernasality is likely to resolve in a few weeks
C. Counsel the child's preschool teacher about instructional exercises to use to
improve speech production in the classroom
D. Counsel the parents on ways to reduce hypernasality at home rather than providing
any direct treatment.
E. refer the child and family to a cleft palate/craniofacial team for further evaluation
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E. refer the child and family to a cleft palate/craniofacial team for further
evaluation
Of the following clients, which one would be the most appropriate candidate for
enrollment in a program of intervention directed at reducing speech disfluencies?
A. a 4 year old child with whole-word and part-word repetitions, prolongations,
audible inhalation, and facial grimacing that have been present for the past four
months
B. a 2 1/2 year old child with recent onset of single repetitions of pronouns and initial
words of phrases
C. a 3 year old child with single repetitions of whole words whose father and
grandfather are also known to stutter
,D. A 6 year old child with a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and
subtle word-finding difficulties whose speech is characterized by whole word
repetitions, revisions, rapid rate, and interjections
E. A 7 year old child who has marked hesitations and word-finding difficulties
following a traumatic brain injury
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A. a 4 year old child with whole-word and part-word repetitions,
prolongations, audible inhalation, and facial grimacing that have been
present for the past four months
Which of the following is true about the outer hair cells of the cochlea?
A. they increase sensitivity to low-intensity sounds
B. they are sensory cells for balance
C. They increase sensitivity to low-frequency sounds
D. they are located on Reissner's membrane
E. They are replaced when they wear out
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A. they increase sensitivity to low-intensity sounds
Which of the following muscles opposes velopharyngeal closure
A. musculus uvulae
, B. levator veli palatini
C. Palatoglossus
D. Glossopharyngeus
E. Stylopharyngeus
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C. Palatoglossus
A client exhibits weakness, atrophy, and fasciculations of the right side of the tongue
and lower face. The client also has right vocal-fold weakness and nasal regurgitation
of fluid when swallowing. These problems are the result of a single tumor of the
nervous system. The tumor is most likely located in which part of the nervous system?
A, brain stem
B. cerebellum
C. left cerebral cortex
D. right cerebral cortex
E. lumbar spinal cord
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A. brain stem
A. thyroarytenoid
B. posterior cricoarytenoid
C. cricothyroid
D. interarytenoid
E. lateral cricoarytenoid
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B. posterior cricoarytenoid
,An otolaryngologist refers a 4 year old child to an SLP six months after a tonsilectomy
and adenoidectomy. Following surgery, the child's speech became hypernasal. The
SLPs evaluation confirms mild to moderate hypernasailty. If the child has no other
speech or language problems, which of the following is the most appropriate course
of action for the SLP to take?
A. Use behavioral strategies to increase velopharyngeal closure for speech
B. Counsel the parents that the hypernasality is likely to resolve in a few weeks
C. Counsel the child's preschool teacher about instructional exercises to use to
improve speech production in the classroom
D. Counsel the parents on ways to reduce hypernasality at home rather than providing
any direct treatment.
E. refer the child and family to a cleft palate/craniofacial team for further evaluation
Give this one a try later!
E. refer the child and family to a cleft palate/craniofacial team for further
evaluation
Of the following clients, which one would be the most appropriate candidate for
enrollment in a program of intervention directed at reducing speech disfluencies?
A. a 4 year old child with whole-word and part-word repetitions, prolongations,
audible inhalation, and facial grimacing that have been present for the past four
months
B. a 2 1/2 year old child with recent onset of single repetitions of pronouns and initial
words of phrases
C. a 3 year old child with single repetitions of whole words whose father and
grandfather are also known to stutter
,D. A 6 year old child with a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and
subtle word-finding difficulties whose speech is characterized by whole word
repetitions, revisions, rapid rate, and interjections
E. A 7 year old child who has marked hesitations and word-finding difficulties
following a traumatic brain injury
Give this one a try later!
A. a 4 year old child with whole-word and part-word repetitions,
prolongations, audible inhalation, and facial grimacing that have been
present for the past four months
Which of the following is true about the outer hair cells of the cochlea?
A. they increase sensitivity to low-intensity sounds
B. they are sensory cells for balance
C. They increase sensitivity to low-frequency sounds
D. they are located on Reissner's membrane
E. They are replaced when they wear out
Give this one a try later!
A. they increase sensitivity to low-intensity sounds
Which of the following muscles opposes velopharyngeal closure
A. musculus uvulae
, B. levator veli palatini
C. Palatoglossus
D. Glossopharyngeus
E. Stylopharyngeus
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C. Palatoglossus
A client exhibits weakness, atrophy, and fasciculations of the right side of the tongue
and lower face. The client also has right vocal-fold weakness and nasal regurgitation
of fluid when swallowing. These problems are the result of a single tumor of the
nervous system. The tumor is most likely located in which part of the nervous system?
A, brain stem
B. cerebellum
C. left cerebral cortex
D. right cerebral cortex
E. lumbar spinal cord
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A. brain stem
