CQE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Sternocledomastoid - ....ANSWER ...-Muscle of respiration
Muscle which opposes velopharyngeal closure - ....ANSWER ...-Lavator veli
palatini
Major acoustic characteristic of voiceless fricatives - ....ANSWER ...-aperiodicity
Front vowels characterized by - ....ANSWER ...-High frequency second formant
(F2)
Technique which results in temporary facilitation of swallow reflex -
....ANSWER ...-Thermal stimulation
Stroboscopy - ....ANSWER ...-Most efficient & effective instrument for viewing the
vocal folds (VFs)
Bulbar palsy characterized by - ....ANSWER ...-Flaccid paralysis
Independent variable - ....ANSWER ...-manipulated to determine its effect on the
dependent variable
Within-subjects design - ....ANSWER ...-dependent variables are measured
repeatedly in the same subjects under different tasks/conditions
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,between-subjects design - ....ANSWER ...-each participant participates in one and
only one group. The results from each group are then compared to each other to
examine differences, and thus, effect of the IV. For example, in a study examining the
effect of Bayer aspirin vs Tylenol on headaches, we can have 2 groups (those getting
Bayer and those getting Tylenol). Participants get either Bayer OR Tylenol, but they do
NOT get both
Multiple baseline design - ....ANSWER ...-The multiple baseline design allows for
evaluation across clients, situations, or problems. It is a true experimental design in that
it allows for causal inference. It is extremely useful for evaluating situations where an
intervention would be likely to bring about enduring changes in the dependent variable
Flaccid paralysis of soft palate remediated by - ....ANSWER ...-palatal lift
appliance to compensation for intact but non-functioning palate
1st choice of tx for submucous cleft - ....ANSWER ...-surgery
1st choce for congenitally short palate - ....ANSWER ...-surgery
Best way to assess swallow (prior to providing speech tx) - ....ANSWER ...-
modified barium swallow
ellipses - ....ANSWER ...-omission of words or other linguistic units b/c they're
unnecessary or contextually inferfed.
deixis - ....ANSWER ...-A word (such as this, that, these, those, now, then) that
points to the time, place, or situation in which the speaker is speaking. Also known as
deixis.
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, Leading causes of aphasia - ....ANSWER ...-CVA, TBI, seizures, tumors,
neurodegenerative disorders (dementia & primary progressive aphasia)
Fluent aphasias - ....ANSWER ...-Wernicke's, conduction, transcortical sensory,
anomic
Anomic aphasia (location) - ....ANSWER ...-tempo-parietal, angular gyrus; second
temporal gyrus
Anomic aphasia (characteristics) - ....ANSWER ...-fluent aphasia, good
comprehension & repeition. Word-finding difficulties, decreased output of nouns.
Possible alexia & agraphia.
Conduction aphasia (location) - ....ANSWER ...-path between sensory and motor
speech centers (arcuate fasciculus) or insula or deep to supermarginal gyrus
Characteristics of conduction aphasia - ....ANSWER ...-Fluent aphasia. Preserved
comprehension with impaired repetition and literal paraphasias.
Transcortical sensory aphasia location - ....ANSWER ...-Posterior parieto-
temporal, sparing Wernicke's area
Transcortical sensory aphasia characteristics - ....ANSWER ...-Fluent. Intact
repetition, poor auditory comp, paraphasias
Wernicke's aphasia location - ....ANSWER ...-Posterior third of superior temporal
gyrus
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ANSWERS
Sternocledomastoid - ....ANSWER ...-Muscle of respiration
Muscle which opposes velopharyngeal closure - ....ANSWER ...-Lavator veli
palatini
Major acoustic characteristic of voiceless fricatives - ....ANSWER ...-aperiodicity
Front vowels characterized by - ....ANSWER ...-High frequency second formant
(F2)
Technique which results in temporary facilitation of swallow reflex -
....ANSWER ...-Thermal stimulation
Stroboscopy - ....ANSWER ...-Most efficient & effective instrument for viewing the
vocal folds (VFs)
Bulbar palsy characterized by - ....ANSWER ...-Flaccid paralysis
Independent variable - ....ANSWER ...-manipulated to determine its effect on the
dependent variable
Within-subjects design - ....ANSWER ...-dependent variables are measured
repeatedly in the same subjects under different tasks/conditions
....FOR STUDY PURPOSES...©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED... 1
,between-subjects design - ....ANSWER ...-each participant participates in one and
only one group. The results from each group are then compared to each other to
examine differences, and thus, effect of the IV. For example, in a study examining the
effect of Bayer aspirin vs Tylenol on headaches, we can have 2 groups (those getting
Bayer and those getting Tylenol). Participants get either Bayer OR Tylenol, but they do
NOT get both
Multiple baseline design - ....ANSWER ...-The multiple baseline design allows for
evaluation across clients, situations, or problems. It is a true experimental design in that
it allows for causal inference. It is extremely useful for evaluating situations where an
intervention would be likely to bring about enduring changes in the dependent variable
Flaccid paralysis of soft palate remediated by - ....ANSWER ...-palatal lift
appliance to compensation for intact but non-functioning palate
1st choice of tx for submucous cleft - ....ANSWER ...-surgery
1st choce for congenitally short palate - ....ANSWER ...-surgery
Best way to assess swallow (prior to providing speech tx) - ....ANSWER ...-
modified barium swallow
ellipses - ....ANSWER ...-omission of words or other linguistic units b/c they're
unnecessary or contextually inferfed.
deixis - ....ANSWER ...-A word (such as this, that, these, those, now, then) that
points to the time, place, or situation in which the speaker is speaking. Also known as
deixis.
....FOR STUDY PURPOSES...©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED... 2
, Leading causes of aphasia - ....ANSWER ...-CVA, TBI, seizures, tumors,
neurodegenerative disorders (dementia & primary progressive aphasia)
Fluent aphasias - ....ANSWER ...-Wernicke's, conduction, transcortical sensory,
anomic
Anomic aphasia (location) - ....ANSWER ...-tempo-parietal, angular gyrus; second
temporal gyrus
Anomic aphasia (characteristics) - ....ANSWER ...-fluent aphasia, good
comprehension & repeition. Word-finding difficulties, decreased output of nouns.
Possible alexia & agraphia.
Conduction aphasia (location) - ....ANSWER ...-path between sensory and motor
speech centers (arcuate fasciculus) or insula or deep to supermarginal gyrus
Characteristics of conduction aphasia - ....ANSWER ...-Fluent aphasia. Preserved
comprehension with impaired repetition and literal paraphasias.
Transcortical sensory aphasia location - ....ANSWER ...-Posterior parieto-
temporal, sparing Wernicke's area
Transcortical sensory aphasia characteristics - ....ANSWER ...-Fluent. Intact
repetition, poor auditory comp, paraphasias
Wernicke's aphasia location - ....ANSWER ...-Posterior third of superior temporal
gyrus
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