Vocal Fold Function and Disorders

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A SLP is treating a 43 yo woman with vocal complications. During the entire session, the woman was speaking quietly, producing only a faint whisper. Which of the following statements about her vocal folds are true?

Her VF were likely adducted during speech

Her VF were likely abducted during speech (correct)

Her VF were likely fully or semi paralyzed, causing quiet speech

Her VF were likely abducting and adducting normlaly during pseech

A SLP is treating a patient diagnosed with VF paralysis confirmed by laryngoscopy. Upon further examination, the VF fail to abduct and adduct. The nerve(s) most likely involved are:

CN X and CN V

CN IX and CN X

CN V

CN X (correct)

A 65 yo women is having problems adjusting pitch in her voice. Which muscle and nerve branch is most likely involved?

Cricothyroid muscle and the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (correct)

Cricothyroid muscle and the internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve

Pharynx and the recurrent laryngeal nerve

Pharynx and pharyngeal branch

An SLP is seeing a 6 yo girl and notes hypertrophy of the adenoids which is resulting in the obstruction of the nasopharynx. The girl's speech sounds dull. Which of the following words would likely be difficult for the girl to say properly.

Mom, nice, song Signup and view all the answers

An SLP is seeing a 6 yo girl with nodes and hypertrophy of the adenodids which is resulting in obstruction of the nasopharynx. The girl's speech sounds dull. Which of the following actions should the SLP take?

Refer for possible removal of adenoids and/or tonsils Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following cranial nerves are involved in speech production? Select all that apply.

V, VII, IX, X, XI, XII Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle is the antagonist to the genioglossus?

Styloglossus Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about muscles involved in mastication are true?

All the muscles of mastication are paired Signup and view all the answers

An SLP is evaluating a patient's breathing patterns during normal and quiet breathing as compared to speech breathing. Which of the following would the SLP likely expect?

Larger volumes of air will be inspired and expired during speech breathing as compared to normal breathing Signup and view all the answers

These two muscles are primarily responsible for raising the velum

Levator veli palatini and musculus uvulae Signup and view all the answers

Suzie, a 4 day old newborn, is home with her mother. Her mother, an SLP, decided to use Suzie's likely preferred method of speech. Which of the following methods will Suzie's mother likely use?

Child-directed speech, with emphasis on utterance and high pitch Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with the correct definition

Phonology = The study of speech sounds (i.e., phoneme) system of a language, includin gthe rules for combining and using phonemes Morphology = Study of the rules that govern how morphemes, the minimal meaningful units of language, are used in language Syntax = the rules that pertain to the ways in which owrds can be combined to form sentences in a language Semantics = The meaning of words and combinations of words in a language Signup and view all the answers

A typically developing child is being treated by an SLP. The child says the utterance, "this doggy." Which of the following semantic relationships best fit the child's utterance?

Demonstrative + entity Signup and view all the answers

At what age is a normally developing child expected to use coos and babble when playing alone. Examples may include the use of "pa, ba, and mi"

4-6 months Signup and view all the answers

Jeremiah, a typically developing 3 yo, is being treated by an SLP in a preschool-based setting. The SLP would expect Jeremiah to be able to produce which of the following groups of consonants?

p,m,n,w,b Signup and view all the answers

Place the following grammatical morphemes in order of acquisition for a typically developing child:

<h1>1 = Present progressive (-ing) Baby crying 2 = Past regular (-ed) He jumped high 3 = Contractible auxiliary Mommy's crying</h1> Signup and view all the answers

By about what age is a child's speech ~50% intelligible by non-familiar adults (those not around a particular child often or at all)?

2 years Signup and view all the answers

You are seeing a 7 yo girl that has been referred for a language assessment by her teacher. The teacher is concerned with her morphology. The child tells a story about her trip to the zoo, describing animals in cages. She expresses the looked "unhappily" back at her. The word "unhappily" is composed of:

One word, four syllables, three morphemes Signup and view all the answers

An SLP is assessing a 28 month old child. During the assessment, the SLP is watching passively while the child plays, and also engages in standard evaluative criteria. The SLP notes that the child seems to understand "no", gestures, smiles while playing, uses about 25 words, all words are single, and the child does not appear to use sounds such as /ch/ and /sh/ properly. Based on these findings, what would be the likely conclusion of the SLP, and best next steps?

The SLP would conclude that this child's development appears to be delayed based on the fact the child is only saying 25 words and does not put two words together. Follow up and further assessment may be appropriate Signup and view all the answers

By about 20 weeks gestation, this structure/organ has reached its full adult size:

Cochlea Signup and view all the answers

Match each with its correct description:

Frequency = Number of completed cycles of vibration that occur in one second Wavelength = Distance between two crests or troughs of a wave Pitch = Pyschological perception of frequency and can change depending on people's perception Period = Duration of one completed cycle Signup and view all the answers

Match each with its description

Intensity = Magnitude of energy carreid along the sound wave and is measured in decibels (dB) Periodic sound = Waves repeat themselves consistency and predictably over time Fundamental frequency = Lowest frequency in vocal tone (F0) Mucosal wave = Rippling motion that can be observed in recording as it travels mediolaterally across the superior surface of the vocal folds (begins subglottally) Signup and view all the answers

Match each with its description

Voiced = Sound producd with VF vibrating and generating vocal tone during production Unvoiced = Sound produced without vocal folds vibrating. No vocal tone Loudness = Directly related to subglottic air pressure. Measures of amplitude and intensity in recordings Intensity = Physical measure of sound pressure loudness that has a perceptual correlate - loudness Signup and view all the answers

A SLP is treating an 8 yo girl. During the session, the SLP is working on the /w/ and /j/ sounds. These sounds can most closely classified as:

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A SLP is treating a 43 yo woman with vocal complications. During the entire session, the woman was speaking quietly, producing only a faint whisper. Which of the following statements about her vocal folds are true?

A SLP is treating a patient diagnosed with VF paralysis confirmed by laryngoscopy. Upon further examination, the VF fail to abduct and adduct. The nerve(s) most likely involved are:

A 65 yo women is having problems adjusting pitch in her voice. Which muscle and nerve branch is most likely involved?

An SLP is seeing a 6 yo girl and notes hypertrophy of the adenoids which is resulting in the obstruction of the nasopharynx. The girl's speech sounds dull. Which of the following words would likely be difficult for the girl to say properly.

An SLP is seeing a 6 yo girl with nodes and hypertrophy of the adenodids which is resulting in obstruction of the nasopharynx. The girl's speech sounds dull. Which of the following actions should the SLP take?

Which of the following cranial nerves are involved in speech production? Select all that apply.

Which muscle is the antagonist to the genioglossus?

Which of the following statements about muscles involved in mastication are true?

An SLP is evaluating a patient's breathing patterns during normal and quiet breathing as compared to speech breathing. Which of the following would the SLP likely expect?

These two muscles are primarily responsible for raising the velum

Suzie, a 4 day old newborn, is home with her mother. Her mother, an SLP, decided to use Suzie's likely preferred method of speech. Which of the following methods will Suzie's mother likely use?

Match the following terms with the correct definition

A typically developing child is being treated by an SLP. The child says the utterance, "this doggy." Which of the following semantic relationships best fit the child's utterance?

At what age is a normally developing child expected to use coos and babble when playing alone. Examples may include the use of "pa, ba, and mi"

Jeremiah, a typically developing 3 yo, is being treated by an SLP in a preschool-based setting. The SLP would expect Jeremiah to be able to produce which of the following groups of consonants?

Place the following grammatical morphemes in order of acquisition for a typically developing child:

By about what age is a child's speech ~50% intelligible by non-familiar adults (those not around a particular child often or at all)?

By about 20 weeks gestation, this structure/organ has reached its full adult size:

Match each with its correct description:

Match each with its description

Match each with its description

A SLP is treating an 8 yo girl. During the session, the SLP is working on the /w/ and /j/ sounds. These sounds can most closely classified as:

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