SLP - PRAXIS EXAM ( 2 VERSIONS) SEPTEMBER 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED COMPLETE
SOLUTION)
What is goldenhar? - ANSWER-incomplete development of ears, nose, soft palate, lip, mandible
feeding difficulties
What is hurlers syndrome? - ANSWER-deficiency in X-L
dwarfism
fatigue and hoarseness when talking
What is landau-kleffner syndrome? - ANSWER-seizures
gradual aphasia between 3-7. receptive and expressive difficulties
What is moebius syndrome? - ANSWER-agenesis of motor nuclei, involving 5, 7, 12
labial and lingual difficulty with control and weakness, feeding issues, conductive hearing loss
What is nager syndrome? - ANSWER-small jaw
underdeveloped cheek bones, cleft palate, conductive hearing loss
,What is pierre-robin syndrome? - ANSWER-interference with mandible development
cleft palate
What is prader-willi syndrome? - ANSWER-deletion of long arm of chromosome 15
short stature, low muscle tone, always hunger
cognitive impairments
What is russell-silver syndrome? - ANSWER-low birth rate, dwarfism, craniofacial disproportion,
small teeth
hyper nasality, feeding problems, artic and lang, high pitched voice
What is treacher-collins syndrome? - ANSWER-autosomal dominant inheritance
hearing loss, hyper nasality, artic, underdeveloped facial bones
What is trisomy 13? - ANSWER-extra copy of chromosome 13
life-endangering birth defects, heart defects, brain abnormality. cleft lip and palate, extra fingers
and toes
What is turner syndrome? - ANSWER-females. missing or deformed x chromosome. right
hemisphere dysfunction, hearing loss, ear infection, language and articulation disorders, visual
spatial and attentional problems
What is usher syndrome? - ANSWER-deaf-blind, cochlear abnormalities, SN hearing loss,
hypernasal
,What is van der woude syndrome? - ANSWER-lower lip pits, cleft/lip palate
What is velocardiofacial syndrome? - ANSWER-deletion of chromosome 22
most associated with cleft palate
feeding problems
failure to thrive
What is williams syndrome? - ANSWER-abnormality to chromosome 7
elfin-face syndrome
low IQs but can have high intelligence for music, language, interpersonal skills, charming, dental
problems
difficulty with conceptual and relational vocabulary,
What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development? - ANSWER-Sensorimotor (0-2)
Preoperational (2-7)
Concrete (7-11)
Formal (11+)
What are the muscles involved in inspiration? - ANSWER-Diaphragm
External intercostal muscles: raise the ribs up and out
Serrates posterior superior: elevates rib cage
Levator costarium brevis: elevates rib cage
Levator costarum logies: elevates rib cage
What are the muscles involved in expiration? - ANSWER-Internal intercostal muscles
Latissimus dorsi
, Rectum abdominis
Transverse abdominis
Internal oblique abdominal
Quadrates lumborum
What structures are involved in respiration? - ANSWER-Lungs
Bronchi
Trachea
Spinal column
Sternum: manubrium, corpus, xiphoid process
Rib cage
What is the myoelastic-aerodynamic theory? - ANSWER-It's a theory of phonation. VF closure ->
build up of sub glottal air pressure -> pressure blows the folds apart -> folds vibrate -> air moves
through glottal opening, decreasing pressure -> folds sucked back together.
What are the laryngeal cartilages? - ANSWER-Hyoid bone
Epiglottis
Thyroid cartilage
Cricoid cartilage
Arytenoids
Corniculates
Discuss the vocal folds, aryepiglottic folds and ventricular folds. - ANSWER-Vocal folds:
They have three layers
Epithelium: the outer cover.
Lamina propia: the middle.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED COMPLETE
SOLUTION)
What is goldenhar? - ANSWER-incomplete development of ears, nose, soft palate, lip, mandible
feeding difficulties
What is hurlers syndrome? - ANSWER-deficiency in X-L
dwarfism
fatigue and hoarseness when talking
What is landau-kleffner syndrome? - ANSWER-seizures
gradual aphasia between 3-7. receptive and expressive difficulties
What is moebius syndrome? - ANSWER-agenesis of motor nuclei, involving 5, 7, 12
labial and lingual difficulty with control and weakness, feeding issues, conductive hearing loss
What is nager syndrome? - ANSWER-small jaw
underdeveloped cheek bones, cleft palate, conductive hearing loss
,What is pierre-robin syndrome? - ANSWER-interference with mandible development
cleft palate
What is prader-willi syndrome? - ANSWER-deletion of long arm of chromosome 15
short stature, low muscle tone, always hunger
cognitive impairments
What is russell-silver syndrome? - ANSWER-low birth rate, dwarfism, craniofacial disproportion,
small teeth
hyper nasality, feeding problems, artic and lang, high pitched voice
What is treacher-collins syndrome? - ANSWER-autosomal dominant inheritance
hearing loss, hyper nasality, artic, underdeveloped facial bones
What is trisomy 13? - ANSWER-extra copy of chromosome 13
life-endangering birth defects, heart defects, brain abnormality. cleft lip and palate, extra fingers
and toes
What is turner syndrome? - ANSWER-females. missing or deformed x chromosome. right
hemisphere dysfunction, hearing loss, ear infection, language and articulation disorders, visual
spatial and attentional problems
What is usher syndrome? - ANSWER-deaf-blind, cochlear abnormalities, SN hearing loss,
hypernasal
,What is van der woude syndrome? - ANSWER-lower lip pits, cleft/lip palate
What is velocardiofacial syndrome? - ANSWER-deletion of chromosome 22
most associated with cleft palate
feeding problems
failure to thrive
What is williams syndrome? - ANSWER-abnormality to chromosome 7
elfin-face syndrome
low IQs but can have high intelligence for music, language, interpersonal skills, charming, dental
problems
difficulty with conceptual and relational vocabulary,
What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development? - ANSWER-Sensorimotor (0-2)
Preoperational (2-7)
Concrete (7-11)
Formal (11+)
What are the muscles involved in inspiration? - ANSWER-Diaphragm
External intercostal muscles: raise the ribs up and out
Serrates posterior superior: elevates rib cage
Levator costarium brevis: elevates rib cage
Levator costarum logies: elevates rib cage
What are the muscles involved in expiration? - ANSWER-Internal intercostal muscles
Latissimus dorsi
, Rectum abdominis
Transverse abdominis
Internal oblique abdominal
Quadrates lumborum
What structures are involved in respiration? - ANSWER-Lungs
Bronchi
Trachea
Spinal column
Sternum: manubrium, corpus, xiphoid process
Rib cage
What is the myoelastic-aerodynamic theory? - ANSWER-It's a theory of phonation. VF closure ->
build up of sub glottal air pressure -> pressure blows the folds apart -> folds vibrate -> air moves
through glottal opening, decreasing pressure -> folds sucked back together.
What are the laryngeal cartilages? - ANSWER-Hyoid bone
Epiglottis
Thyroid cartilage
Cricoid cartilage
Arytenoids
Corniculates
Discuss the vocal folds, aryepiglottic folds and ventricular folds. - ANSWER-Vocal folds:
They have three layers
Epithelium: the outer cover.
Lamina propia: the middle.
