SLP Neuro Practice Final Questions with
Complete Solutions
To test the muscles strength, tone, direction, range of motion, rate, and the sensation of the lips,
tongue, palate, mandible (jaw) for purposes of speech production and swallowing. What is
the reason for doing an oral-motor/cranial nerve exam?
1. Dysphagia
2. Horse vocal quality
3. Vertigo
4. Vomiting and Nausea
5. Nystagmus
6. Severe headache
7. Neck pain Your patient suffered an infarct to the PICA. List 3 symptoms you would
expect to see with testing.
LEFT: aphasia
RIGHT: cognitive deficits, neglect and visual perception, and pragmatic deficits Explain
the difference between a right and left MCA CVA.
, Some oxygen What is hypoxia?
Trigeminal (CN V) I have an itch on my chin. Which CN mediates the sense to my brain?
Facial (CN VII) I taste my food with the anterior portion of my tongue. Which CN
mediates the sense of taste to this portion of my tongue?
Glossopharyngeal CN IX I taste food on the back of my tongue. Which CN mediates the
sense of taste on the back of my tongue?
Hypoglossal Nerve (XII) This cranial nerve innervates the muscles of the tongue.
anterior cerebral arteries (ACA) Which artery serves the medial surface of the cerebral
cortex?
posterior communicating artery Which artery serves the thalamus, internal capsule, and
optic tract?
Complete Solutions
To test the muscles strength, tone, direction, range of motion, rate, and the sensation of the lips,
tongue, palate, mandible (jaw) for purposes of speech production and swallowing. What is
the reason for doing an oral-motor/cranial nerve exam?
1. Dysphagia
2. Horse vocal quality
3. Vertigo
4. Vomiting and Nausea
5. Nystagmus
6. Severe headache
7. Neck pain Your patient suffered an infarct to the PICA. List 3 symptoms you would
expect to see with testing.
LEFT: aphasia
RIGHT: cognitive deficits, neglect and visual perception, and pragmatic deficits Explain
the difference between a right and left MCA CVA.
, Some oxygen What is hypoxia?
Trigeminal (CN V) I have an itch on my chin. Which CN mediates the sense to my brain?
Facial (CN VII) I taste my food with the anterior portion of my tongue. Which CN
mediates the sense of taste to this portion of my tongue?
Glossopharyngeal CN IX I taste food on the back of my tongue. Which CN mediates the
sense of taste on the back of my tongue?
Hypoglossal Nerve (XII) This cranial nerve innervates the muscles of the tongue.
anterior cerebral arteries (ACA) Which artery serves the medial surface of the cerebral
cortex?
posterior communicating artery Which artery serves the thalamus, internal capsule, and
optic tract?
