CH. 6 Laryngeal and Orofacial Disorders

Question 1

Aphonia

Answer 1

Complete loss of voice

Question 2

Atrophy

Answer 2

Reduction in tissue

Question 3

Bifid uvula

Answer 3

split uvula that is a characteristic of palatal clefting ??? pg 141

Question 4

Chelioplasty

Answer 4

lip surgery for cleft palate

Question 5

Conversion aphonia

Answer 5

someone with this voice abnormality may report a total loss of voice (aphonia) or an extremely abnormal voice (dysphonia) that lacks an organic cause p. 132

Question 6

Diplophonia

Answer 6

Double voice that occurs when 2 vocal folds vibrate at different rates

Question 7

Dsyphonia

Answer 7

Disturbed muscle tone; disturbed phonation

Question 8

Dyspnea

Answer 8

Difficult or labored breathing ; shortness of breath

Question 9

Edema

Answer 9

Accumulation of an excessive amount of fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities; usually results in a swelling of the tissues

Question 10

Endoscopy

Answer 10

Examination of the interior of a canal or hollow space; the insertion of a flexible scope through the nose to look at the anatomy of the pharynx and to observe the pharynx and the larynx before and after swallowing

Question 11

Esophageal speech

Answer 11

Air is actively injected down the esophagus past an area known as neoglottis

Question 12

Hyperfunction

Answer 12

Increased muscle activity

Question 13

Hypernasal

Answer 13

Excessively undesirable amount of perceived nasal cavity resonance during phonation

Question 14

Hypofunction

Answer 14

Reduced muscle activity

Question 15

Hyponasal

Answer 15

lack of nasal resonance for the three phonemes

/m /, /n/, and /ng/ resulting from partial or complete obstruction in the nasal cortex

Question 16

Laryngectomee

Answer 16

people who have had a laryngectomy

Question 17

Laryngectomy

Answer 17

Surgical removal of the larynx

Question 18

Metastasize

Answer 18

To spread (migrate) or invade by metasis, usually from cancer

Question 19

Muscle tension dysphonia

Answer 19

An abnormality that is characterized by disordered voices that are caused by inordinate tension in the laryngeal muscles

Question 20

Nasal emission

Answer 20

Audible escape of air through the nose

Question 21

Palatoplasty

Answer 21

Palatal surgery for cleft palate

Question 22

Paramedian

Answer 22

Near the middle line; half open position of the vocal folds

Question 23

Pedunculated polyp

Answer 23

Small balloon like blisters that are connected to the vocal fold by a narrow stalk or foot

Question 24

Puberphonia

Answer 24

Mutational falsetto; involves the continued use of high pitched voice of a post pubertal male

Question 25

Sessile polyp

Answer 25

Polyp spread over a relatively large area of the vocal fold

Question 26

Stroboscopy

Answer 26

Slow motion technique that allows the clinician to examine closely the movement and characteristics of the vocal folds and abnormalities that can be detected that may have gone unnoticed

Question 27

Videoendoscopy

Answer 27

Instrumental evaluation that enables the clinician to visualize the vocal folds and surrounding areas using a camera and light source