ORAL MECH EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS
What is the oral mechanism exam also referred to? - Answers :1. Oral Peripheral Exam.
2. Oral Mech Exam
3. Speech Mech Exam
What is the purpose of an oral mech exam? - Answers :Determine structural and
functional adequacy of articulators for speech.
What are you examining when you are conducting an oral mech exam? - Answers :1.
Lips
2. Tongue
3. Teeth
4. Soft Palate
5. Hard Palate
What is the typical rate that children can say "puh" in a oral mech exam? - Answers :3-6
per second
What is the typical rate of being able to produce "puh" in an oral mech exam for adults?
- Answers :6-7 per second
What are the 2 ways that you can conduct diadochokinetic tasks in an oral mech exam?
- Answers :1. They have a specified amount of time to perform the task in. "You have 5
seconds to produce as many as you can"
2. Client produces a specific number of productions- they are timed to see how long it
took to do that amount of productions.
True or false: Norms are available for these diodochokinetic tasks - Answers :True
True or False: Norms shouldn't be used with caution for diodochokinetic tasks. -
Answers :False, you should use caution
During the oral mech exam, what are 3 good rules to live by? - Answers :1. It should be
brief. About 2 minutes
2. It should be systematic
3. You should observe your client's oral structures during other activities.
What should you look for when you examine the lips? - Answers :-Look at lips and lip
movement
- Look at size, symmetry, and scars
-Ask client to smile, pucker, retract, close tightly
-See if client can produce "puh"at least once per second.
What should you look for when you are examining the jaw? - Answers :-Look at jaws at
rest for symmetry
What is the oral mechanism exam also referred to? - Answers :1. Oral Peripheral Exam.
2. Oral Mech Exam
3. Speech Mech Exam
What is the purpose of an oral mech exam? - Answers :Determine structural and
functional adequacy of articulators for speech.
What are you examining when you are conducting an oral mech exam? - Answers :1.
Lips
2. Tongue
3. Teeth
4. Soft Palate
5. Hard Palate
What is the typical rate that children can say "puh" in a oral mech exam? - Answers :3-6
per second
What is the typical rate of being able to produce "puh" in an oral mech exam for adults?
- Answers :6-7 per second
What are the 2 ways that you can conduct diadochokinetic tasks in an oral mech exam?
- Answers :1. They have a specified amount of time to perform the task in. "You have 5
seconds to produce as many as you can"
2. Client produces a specific number of productions- they are timed to see how long it
took to do that amount of productions.
True or false: Norms are available for these diodochokinetic tasks - Answers :True
True or False: Norms shouldn't be used with caution for diodochokinetic tasks. -
Answers :False, you should use caution
During the oral mech exam, what are 3 good rules to live by? - Answers :1. It should be
brief. About 2 minutes
2. It should be systematic
3. You should observe your client's oral structures during other activities.
What should you look for when you examine the lips? - Answers :-Look at lips and lip
movement
- Look at size, symmetry, and scars
-Ask client to smile, pucker, retract, close tightly
-See if client can produce "puh"at least once per second.
What should you look for when you are examining the jaw? - Answers :-Look at jaws at
rest for symmetry
