Board of Speech & Language Pathology

[T/F: the semantic system is hierarchically organized with superordinate, ordinate, and subordinate words is hierarchically organized with superordinate, ordinate, and subordinate words]

[A 58-year-old patient who had undergone a total laryngectomy came to an outpatient clinic complaining of coughing when swallowing. The patient was puzzled because he had been told that he would not run the risk of aspiration because there was a physical separation of the gastrointestinal tract and the respiratory tract. The patient had a prosthetic valve in his tracheoesophageal segment to facilitate speaking. The patient said he had understood that the duckbill prosthesis would prevent backflow from the esophagus to the trachea and eliminate aspiration. After completing trial feedings, the speech-language pathologist informed the client that he was coughing because]

[T/F: larger volumes of air are inspired during speech breathing than during passive breathing]

[An octave is:]

[T/F: For expiration during speech production the expiratory phrase accounts for 90% of the breathing cycle]

[Which muscles from the list below are the most involved in adducting the vocal folds?]

[Which of the following would not be a confirmatory sign of ataxic dysarthria?]

[During a nonspeech oral mechanism examination for someone with hypokinetic dysarthria, the patient's range of motion will be greater for ___________ movements when compared to _______ movements.]

[Speech reception thresholds (SRTs) are:]

[PAG (periaqueductal gray)lesions can cause Mutism]

[the therapy technique of phonetic placement is used to teach or establish]

[T/F: toddlers who do not meet early word learning milestones in a timely manner are referred to as late talkers]

[A clinician is evaluating a 12-year old boy, Justin, who was in a car accident and sustained a traumatic brain injury. He is now having difficulty communicating and has complex communication needs. The clinician is attempting to determine which type of alternative/augmentative communication (AAC) technology to use with him. In evaluating Justin's willingness to use this technology, she must consider response efficiency, which involves:]

[T/F: The words, grammatical structures, and meanings that a person uses verbally is Expressive Language]

[T/F: form, content, use are the language domains]

[A 55-year old man comes to you stating that he has been sounding hoarse for the last few months. He also states that he has difficulty swallowing, ear pain, and a lump in his neck. He shares with you that he has an ongoing sore throat. You suspect that his diagnosis will probably be:]

[T/F: buccinator muscle when contracted pulls the check against the teeth]

[T/F: Cerebral spinal fluid is clear fluid created in the ventricular system]

[T/F: all laryngeal muscles are innervated by cranial nerve X (vagus nerve]

[A concerned mother brings her 3-week-old child to you because he is having difficulties breathing. You refer the mother and her child to a physician. Upon laryngeal examination, the physician notices that a membrane has grown across the anterior portion of the glottis. The physician informs the mother that this problem may be either congenital or acquired and that surgery is required to remove the membrane. According to the physician, the diagnosis would be]