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SLP PRAXIS EXAM STUDY GUIDE EXAM COMPLETE
300 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED SOLUTIONS JUST
RELEASED THIS YEAR
SLP PRAXIS EXAM – 300 PRACTICE QUESTIONS & RATIONALES
Welcome to this comprehensive practice exam for the Praxis Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Exam. This 300-question bank is designed to help you prepare for the national certification
examination administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), which is required for ASHA's
Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) and for state licensure
1. Which cranial nerve is responsible for taste sensation from the anterior two-thirds of the
tongue?
A) Trigeminal nerve (CN V)
B) Facial nerve (CN VII)
C) Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
D) Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
Answer: B
CN VII (facial) carries taste from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue via the chorda tympani. CN IX
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carries taste from the posterior 1/3; CN V is responsible for general sensation; CN XII controls
tongue movement.
2. Which muscle is the primary abductor of the vocal folds?
A) Lateral cricoarytenoid
B) Posterior cricoarytenoid
C) Interarytenoid
D) Thyroarytenoid
Answer: B
The posterior cricoarytenoid is the only vocal fold abductor. The lateral cricoarytenoid and
interarytenoid are adductors; the thyroarytenoid shortens and thickens the vocal folds.
3. The primary biological function of the larynx is:
A) Phonation
B) Protection of the airway
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C) Resonance
D) Articulation
Answer: B
While phonation, resonance, and articulation are important functions, the larynx's primary
biological function is protection of the airway during swallowing.
4. Control over the fundamental frequency of the laryngeal tone is most closely related to the
activity of which muscle?
A) Posterior cricoarytenoid
B) Lateral cricoarytenoid
C) Cricothyroid
D) Sternocleidomastoid
Answer: C
The cricothyroid muscle lengthens and tenses the vocal folds, which increases fundamental
frequency.
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5. Inhalation during respiration is primarily carried out through the movement of which
muscle?
A) External intercostals
B) Diaphragm
C) Internal intercostals
D) Abdominal muscles
Answer: B
The diaphragm is the primary muscle of inspiration. Contraction of the diaphragm increases
thoracic volume, creating negative pressure that draws air into the lungs. The external
intercostals assist during deep inhalation.
6. The valleculae are located between the:
A) Base of the tongue and the epiglottis
B) Epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilages
C) Arytenoid cartilages and the cricoid cartilage
D) Hyoid bone and the thyroid cartilage
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SLP PRAXIS EXAM STUDY GUIDE EXAM COMPLETE
300 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED SOLUTIONS JUST
RELEASED THIS YEAR
SLP PRAXIS EXAM – 300 PRACTICE QUESTIONS & RATIONALES
Welcome to this comprehensive practice exam for the Praxis Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Exam. This 300-question bank is designed to help you prepare for the national certification
examination administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), which is required for ASHA's
Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) and for state licensure
1. Which cranial nerve is responsible for taste sensation from the anterior two-thirds of the
tongue?
A) Trigeminal nerve (CN V)
B) Facial nerve (CN VII)
C) Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
D) Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
Answer: B
CN VII (facial) carries taste from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue via the chorda tympani. CN IX
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carries taste from the posterior 1/3; CN V is responsible for general sensation; CN XII controls
tongue movement.
2. Which muscle is the primary abductor of the vocal folds?
A) Lateral cricoarytenoid
B) Posterior cricoarytenoid
C) Interarytenoid
D) Thyroarytenoid
Answer: B
The posterior cricoarytenoid is the only vocal fold abductor. The lateral cricoarytenoid and
interarytenoid are adductors; the thyroarytenoid shortens and thickens the vocal folds.
3. The primary biological function of the larynx is:
A) Phonation
B) Protection of the airway
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C) Resonance
D) Articulation
Answer: B
While phonation, resonance, and articulation are important functions, the larynx's primary
biological function is protection of the airway during swallowing.
4. Control over the fundamental frequency of the laryngeal tone is most closely related to the
activity of which muscle?
A) Posterior cricoarytenoid
B) Lateral cricoarytenoid
C) Cricothyroid
D) Sternocleidomastoid
Answer: C
The cricothyroid muscle lengthens and tenses the vocal folds, which increases fundamental
frequency.
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5. Inhalation during respiration is primarily carried out through the movement of which
muscle?
A) External intercostals
B) Diaphragm
C) Internal intercostals
D) Abdominal muscles
Answer: B
The diaphragm is the primary muscle of inspiration. Contraction of the diaphragm increases
thoracic volume, creating negative pressure that draws air into the lungs. The external
intercostals assist during deep inhalation.
6. The valleculae are located between the:
A) Base of the tongue and the epiglottis
B) Epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilages
C) Arytenoid cartilages and the cricoid cartilage
D) Hyoid bone and the thyroid cartilage
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