Speech Pathology Exam Questions and 100% Correct
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How are clefts of the lip and palates classified?
As craniofacial anomalies
What are craniofacial anomalies?
A group of genetic or congenital conditions that affect the growth and function of the face,
mouth, and head
What is another name for cranium?
Skull
What are anomalies?
Genetic or congenital conditions that affect the growth of the face, mouth, and head
How are congenital abnormalities classified?
as birth defects
What are Clefts?
openings that pass through one or more structures that are normally closed
Cleft palate
an opening running through the soft palate and the bony roof of the mouth
Cleft lip
an opening in the upper lip
,When do clefts appear?
when the structure of the mouth do not grow enough to move in the right directions and fuse with
each other
How is the large palate formed?
by a pair of large facial bones
What is the maxillae (maxilla)?
a pair of large facial bones
Premaxilla
a small bone under the nose
Palatine
bone at the back of the mouth
When do the bones of the maxillae fuse together at the midline?
between the 8th and 9th week of gestation
What happens when the maxillae bones don't fuse together?
a cleft in the hard palate
How is the soft palate formed?
The palatal bones come together and fuse
What point of gestation are the palatal bones fused for the soft palate?
by the 12th week of gestation
, Where is the opening of a cleft of the soft palate?
In the nasal cavity
What is the floor of the nasal cavity?
The hard palate (maxillary bones)
Why do clefts of the HARD palate affect speech production?
Because the speaker cannot build air pressure in the mouth
What is the soft palate also known as?
the velum
Where are the oropharynx and naso pharynx connected?
at the back of the mouth where the soft palate is located
Velopharyngeal Port
space between the soft palate and the posterior pharyngeal wal (back of throat)
Why do clefts of the SOFT palate affect speech?
It doesn't allow the velopharyngeal port to fully close off the airway to produced oral sounds
What sounds is the velopharygeal port normally open on?
/m/, /n/, /ng/
Genetic factors
clefts are associated with many syndromes with known genetic abnormalities
Answers
How are clefts of the lip and palates classified?
As craniofacial anomalies
What are craniofacial anomalies?
A group of genetic or congenital conditions that affect the growth and function of the face,
mouth, and head
What is another name for cranium?
Skull
What are anomalies?
Genetic or congenital conditions that affect the growth of the face, mouth, and head
How are congenital abnormalities classified?
as birth defects
What are Clefts?
openings that pass through one or more structures that are normally closed
Cleft palate
an opening running through the soft palate and the bony roof of the mouth
Cleft lip
an opening in the upper lip
,When do clefts appear?
when the structure of the mouth do not grow enough to move in the right directions and fuse with
each other
How is the large palate formed?
by a pair of large facial bones
What is the maxillae (maxilla)?
a pair of large facial bones
Premaxilla
a small bone under the nose
Palatine
bone at the back of the mouth
When do the bones of the maxillae fuse together at the midline?
between the 8th and 9th week of gestation
What happens when the maxillae bones don't fuse together?
a cleft in the hard palate
How is the soft palate formed?
The palatal bones come together and fuse
What point of gestation are the palatal bones fused for the soft palate?
by the 12th week of gestation
, Where is the opening of a cleft of the soft palate?
In the nasal cavity
What is the floor of the nasal cavity?
The hard palate (maxillary bones)
Why do clefts of the HARD palate affect speech production?
Because the speaker cannot build air pressure in the mouth
What is the soft palate also known as?
the velum
Where are the oropharynx and naso pharynx connected?
at the back of the mouth where the soft palate is located
Velopharyngeal Port
space between the soft palate and the posterior pharyngeal wal (back of throat)
Why do clefts of the SOFT palate affect speech?
It doesn't allow the velopharyngeal port to fully close off the airway to produced oral sounds
What sounds is the velopharygeal port normally open on?
/m/, /n/, /ng/
Genetic factors
clefts are associated with many syndromes with known genetic abnormalities
