Welcome to your SLP Name: Email: [What clinical characteristics are associated with hyperkinetic dysarthria?] Myoclonus Dyskinesia Chorea All of the above None . [T/F: Abnormal or reduced function in hearing resulting from an auditory disorder is Hearing impairment] True False None . [The range in a distribution can be defined as] the difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution. the middle 50% of scores in a distribution. the middle 50% of scores in a distribution divided by 2. the variance plus the difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution. None . [A 45-year-old woman was complaining of difficulty masticating. She had tonic spasms after irradiation. The physician explained to the speech-language pathologist that this condition is believed to exist secondary to fibrosis of the muscles involved in mastication. This condition is called] trismus. osteoradionecrosis. necrosis. mucositis. None . [In a therapy session with a clinician and 3-year old child with a language impairment, the child says "more juice." The clinician replies with "You want more of that tasty grape juice poured in your cup." The clinician has just used the technique of:] Mand model Focused stimulation Extension Parallel talk None . [During thoracic surgery, the recurrent laryngeal nerve may be damaged, leading to a voice disorder.] True False None . [Select the statement that is not true.] Dysarthria and Broca's aphasia may coexist. Excessive or even stress on syllables is not a part of ataxic dysarthria. Roughly 94% of Parkinson's patients have hypokinetic dysarthria. Spastic-ataxic and flaccid-spastic are frequently mixed in the mixed variety of dysarthria. None . [T/F: Smallest unit of language having distinct meaning (prefix, root word, suffix) is Phoneme] True False None . [Which muscles from the list below are the most involved in adducting the vocal folds?] lateral cricoarytenoids and transverse arytenoids digastrics cricothyroids posterior cricoarytenoids sternothyroids None . [T/F: volume of air in the lungs at the end of expiratory phase of tidal breathing is functional residual capacity] True False None . [Wernicke's area is involved in communication on a linguistic level and it also plays a role in:] acoustic-phonetic mapping motor planning coordination of volitional movement inhibiting tone None . [The structure that regulates body posture, equilibrium, and coordinated fine-motor movements is:] angular gyrus corticospinal tract circle of Willis cerebellum Supra marginal gyrus None . [T/F: the coordinated anterior and superior motion of the hyoid and larynx during swallowing leads to epiglottic inversion, protecting the airway] True False None . [T/F Syllable A single vowel or a vowel and one or more consonants] True False None . [which is false regarding dental deviations?] Skeletal malocclusion refers to deviations in the shape and dimensions of the mandible and maxilla dental malocclusions refers to deviations in the positioning of individual teeth in class 1 malocclusion, the arches themselves are generally aligned properly, however some individual teeth are misaligned in class 2 malocclusion, the maxilla is receded and the mandible is protruded overjet occurs when a child has a class 2 malocclusion and the upper teeth from the molars forward are positioned excessively anterior to the lower teeth None . [During an informal conversation with an adolescent who has come to you for assessment, you notice the following problems: difficulty in using figurative language, difficulty in using words with multiple meanings, and difficulty using synonyms appropriately. What kinds of language skills do you need to especially target during your assessment?] Pragmatic language skills Semantic language skills Syntactic structures Morphologic features None . [Allophones do which of the following:] Change word meanings Are not variations of phonemes Are not perceived as the same May vary from production to production None . [T/F: glottal pules rate determines a persons fundamental frequency] True False None . [T/F: the brainstem, specifically the medulla is critical to the process of passive breathing] True False None . [A speech-language pathologist's role in tongue thrust or orofacial myofunctional therapy currently may include which of the following?] None; speech-language pathologists do not work with those problems. Working as a consultant to a dentist, orthodontist, and physician but not being a part of the team that actually provides services Evaluating and treating the effects of orofacial myofunctional disorders on swallowing, rest postures, and speech Recommending specific orthodontic treatment for children with dental problems related to tongue thrust None . Time's up
