ESSENTIALS KNOWLEDGE CHECK WEEK 1
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED FULL
SOLUTION STUDY RESOURCE GRADED A+
⩥ What degree must an SLP have to practice speech-language
pathology? Answer: At least a master's degree
⩥ What must be completed after obtaining a master's degree to become a
certified SLP? Answer: Pass a national exam (PRAXIS) and complete a
Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY)
⩥ What does CCC stand for? Answer: Certificate of Clinical
Competence
⩥ What is the scope of practice for an SLP? Answer: Identifying,
evaluating, diagnosing, and treating people with communication
disorders and swallowing problems
⩥ What degree must an audiologist have to practice audiology? Answer:
At least a doctoral degree
⩥ Where is the largest employer of SLPs? Answer: In public schools
,⩥ What does nonverbal communication involve? Answer: Emotional
and attitudinal impressions without words
⩥ What does verbal communication typically convey? Answer: Factual,
persuasive, and abstract communication
⩥ Can we communicate even when we are not talking? Answer: Yes, we
cannot not communicate
⩥ What modalities are involved in language? Answer: Input modalities
(auditory comprehension and reading) and output modalities (writing
and verbal formulation)
⩥ What is speech the result of? Answer: Several physiologic systems
interacting and functioning in harmony to produce speech sounds
⩥ What is linguistic competence? Answer: A person's underlying
knowledge about the rules of language
⩥ What does the central nervous system consist of? Answer: The brain,
cerebellum, brainstem, and spinal cord
, ⩥ What is the peripheral nervous system composed of? Answer: Cranial
nerves and spinal nerves
⩥ How many lobes does the cerebral cortex have? Answer: Four lobes:
frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal
⩥ What are the main functions of the frontal lobe? Answer: Cognitive
functions such as restraint, initiative, order, and motor planning and
execution
⩥ What are the main functions of the parietal lobe? Answer: Touch
perception and the integration of sensory experience
⩥ What are the main functions of the occipital lobe? Answer: Vision,
both the where and what of vision
⩥ What are the main functions of the temporal lobe? Answer: Long term
memory formation and decoding verbal language
⩥ What is the primary muscle of respiration? Answer: The diaphragm
⩥ Where does gas exchange occur in the lungs? Answer: In the alveoli
⩥ What must the vocal folds do in order to phonate? Answer: Adduct
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED FULL
SOLUTION STUDY RESOURCE GRADED A+
⩥ What degree must an SLP have to practice speech-language
pathology? Answer: At least a master's degree
⩥ What must be completed after obtaining a master's degree to become a
certified SLP? Answer: Pass a national exam (PRAXIS) and complete a
Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY)
⩥ What does CCC stand for? Answer: Certificate of Clinical
Competence
⩥ What is the scope of practice for an SLP? Answer: Identifying,
evaluating, diagnosing, and treating people with communication
disorders and swallowing problems
⩥ What degree must an audiologist have to practice audiology? Answer:
At least a doctoral degree
⩥ Where is the largest employer of SLPs? Answer: In public schools
,⩥ What does nonverbal communication involve? Answer: Emotional
and attitudinal impressions without words
⩥ What does verbal communication typically convey? Answer: Factual,
persuasive, and abstract communication
⩥ Can we communicate even when we are not talking? Answer: Yes, we
cannot not communicate
⩥ What modalities are involved in language? Answer: Input modalities
(auditory comprehension and reading) and output modalities (writing
and verbal formulation)
⩥ What is speech the result of? Answer: Several physiologic systems
interacting and functioning in harmony to produce speech sounds
⩥ What is linguistic competence? Answer: A person's underlying
knowledge about the rules of language
⩥ What does the central nervous system consist of? Answer: The brain,
cerebellum, brainstem, and spinal cord
, ⩥ What is the peripheral nervous system composed of? Answer: Cranial
nerves and spinal nerves
⩥ How many lobes does the cerebral cortex have? Answer: Four lobes:
frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal
⩥ What are the main functions of the frontal lobe? Answer: Cognitive
functions such as restraint, initiative, order, and motor planning and
execution
⩥ What are the main functions of the parietal lobe? Answer: Touch
perception and the integration of sensory experience
⩥ What are the main functions of the occipital lobe? Answer: Vision,
both the where and what of vision
⩥ What are the main functions of the temporal lobe? Answer: Long term
memory formation and decoding verbal language
⩥ What is the primary muscle of respiration? Answer: The diaphragm
⩥ Where does gas exchange occur in the lungs? Answer: In the alveoli
⩥ What must the vocal folds do in order to phonate? Answer: Adduct
